1911 .22 made in Italy, what is it
My dad just gave an old pistol he had and I am not really sure what it is outside of caliber.
I dont have any pics yet but there is a ton of markings on here, just not the manufacturer.
It looks like a standard 1911 and is fairly heavy. On the left side where I would expect to see the 1911-22 thing like most .22 1911s have, instead in big letters on the slide "WARNING: THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC FIRING"
on the next line continuing it "PIN SAFETY"
Then directly over the slide catch in the same font and size it says "E.A.A. - COCOA - FLA"
Still on the left side on the behind the trigger going down the starting under the slide catch and ending over the mag release S A M RP.
On the right side of the pistol, under the ejection port on the slide "FT- MADE IN ITALY"
and then on the front end of the slide 1911- .22LR
Just above the trigger there is a PAC number and below that PAC.Mdsto CA.
Below the slide on the frame under the 1911-.22LR it says "M1911 AI U.S.ARMY"
I do not think its an old pistol, obviously at least 12 years since that is when grandpa died and extremely likely to be a decade or so older than that. The magazine and the pistol grips are some kind of polymer plastic. Actually going to look up aftermarket pistol grips after I post this.
The hand grips actually have a circle with rings emblem in the middle. Kinda looks like a target with bull's eye.
Does anyone have any ideas?
