Dan Wesson M1911 ACP Pistol
Encyclopedia
The Dan Wesson M1911 pistol is a series of model 1911 semi-automatic pistols.
Dan Wesson M1911 pistols are made at the Dan Wesson Firearms
manufacturing facility in Norwich, New York
. They are marketed and distributed by CZ-USA
.
Dan Wesson M1911 pistols are made at the Dan Wesson Firearms
Dan Wesson Firearms
Dan Wesson Firearms , part of the CZ corporate group, is a manufacturer of handguns in the United States. The corporate headquarters is in Kansas City, Kansas, and the customer service and manufacturing plant is located in Norwich, New York...
manufacturing facility in Norwich, New York
Norwich (city), New York
Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...
. They are marketed and distributed by CZ-USA
CZ-USA
CZ-USA is the US-based subsidiary of Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, a Czech firearms manufacturer. CZ-USA, based in Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the importation and distribution of CZ products in the United States.- About CZ-USA :...
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Collectors models
- Dan Wesson model DW PT - Patriot
- Dan Wesson model DW RZ-10 - Razorback
- Dan Wesson model DW PM-3P - Pointman Minor
- Dan Wesson model DW PM1S - Pointman Major
- Dan Wesson model DW PMA-S - Pointman Aussie
- Dan Wesson model DW PMA-B - Pointman Aussie
- Dan Wesson model DW K03-B - Panther
- Dan Wesson model DW K03-S - Panther
Current models
- Dan Wesson model DW RZ-10 - Razorback
- Dan Wesson model DW Commander Cls Bobtail (discontinued in 2010 except for California market)
- Dan Wesson model DW Pointman Seven (discontinued in 2010 except for California market)
- Dan Wesson model DW Valor
- Dan Wesson model DW SS Custom
- Dan Wesson model DW RZ-45 - Heritage
Model designations
According to Dave Severns on 1911Forum.com, these are the common Dan Wesson model designations:Prefixes: PT = Patriot RZ = Razorback PM = Pointman K03 = Panther Intermediate: E = Expert = Adjustable sight M = Marksman = Fixed sight DP = Dave Pruitt G = Guardian GD = Guardian Duce (2-Tone) EXP = Experimental HC = High Capacity 1 = Major 2 = Minor 2 3 = Minor 7 = Model Seven 9 = 9mm A = Aussie C = Commander CBOB = Commander Bobtail CCO = Commander COncealed XS = Model XS (similar to Panther; often referred to as ‘XSS’ as it was a stainless gun) Suffix: S = Stainless Stainless steel In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass.... B = Blue Bluing (steel) Bluing is a passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust, and is named after the blue-black appearance of the resulting protective finish. True gun bluing is an electrochemical conversion coating resulting from an oxidizing chemical reaction with iron on the surface... C = Checkered Frontstrap FS = Fixed Sights AS = Adjustable Sights 10 = 10mm 45 = .45 ACP .45 ACP The .45 ACP , also known as the .45 Auto by C.I.P., is a cartridge designed by John Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic .45 pistol and eventually the M1911 pistol adopted by the United States Army in 1911.-Design and history:The U.S... |