![]() My old unit only retains about 275 and perhaps more or less for the others. Personally, I applaud these efforts and will be eager to acquire one regardless of orginal condition. Reports say over 100000 pistols may become available. You may have heard reports about the CMP and an Alabama Congessman who have been moving to acquire the remaining Army inventory of 1911s and sell the surplus to the public. ![]() ![]() There are not many units that still issue a 1911 much less have any on the books but a rough estimate is close to a dozen scattered about the Army. They range from the 700,00s to 2.6 million plus two, unbelievably, from WW1. ![]() I have the inventory list by serial number from my old unit (from which I recently retired) of M1911A1s which are still on active duty in that unit of the US Army, as of Feb 2017. ![]()
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