Smith &Wesson ~ SW1911TA ~ .45 ACP

The Smith & Wesson SW1911 TA Semi-Auto Pistol uses the same John Browning design as the standard-issue .45 caliber M1911 sidearm used by the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1985, tough with modern features you would only expect on a custom gun. Smith & Wesson added deep fish-scale scallops on the front and rear gripping surfaces of the stainless-steel slide to provide an aggressive non-slip grip for manual cycling. The frontstrap of the grip frame and the mainspring housing are also aggressively checkered for a secure grasp, and the top of the slide is full-length grooved with S&W's classic revolver barrel-rib pattern. The wooden grip panels are figured with an attractive fish-scale pattern that matches the slide-grip surfaces.