1911 - The First 100 Years (Book)

[Quack]

Just got the book today. It's by Patrick Sweeney, you have probably read his writings in a gun magazines or his "The Gun Digest Book of the 1911" Vol.1 & 2.

1911 - The First 100 Years is a hardcover book and 286pages long. It has a lot of photos. It covers the year 1911, the trials leading up to the acceptance, to the some of the current day 1911 smiths. I just got it late this afternoon and i'm on Chapter 4 (of 18) right now.

It's $30 at the store, but it's $20 on Amazon. Well worth the cost for a 1911 enthusiast.

http://www.amazon.com/1911-First-Years-Patrick-Sweeney/dp/1440211159

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[ajgranda]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Mr. Gekko]

Cool, thanks! Gonna give a review when your done? :supergrin:

[bac1023]

Very cool.

It just so happens that I got a Barnes & Noble gift card for Christmas. :supergrin:

[Quack]

Very cool.

It just so happens that I got a Barnes & Noble gift card for Christmas. :supergrin:

since it's after Christmas, I'm sure you're not the only one that got a gift card to a book store.

[Quack]

Cool, thanks! Gonna give a review when your done? :supergrin:

sure, i'll take macro photo's of the paper and binding to see if they are MIM, cast or tool steel :rofl:

[bac1023]

since it's after Christmas, I'm sure you're not the only one that got a gift card to a book store.

:rofl:

That's for sure. ;)

[bac1023]

I like Sweeney's 1911 books. I've got the other ones.

[JBnTX]

Has anyone read this book?

I want to be sure it's not just another cut and paste job from his previous
1911 books.

I hope it's new material and photos.

[Nickpisp]

Has anyone read this book?

I want to be sure it's not just another cut and paste job from his previous
1911 books.

I hope it's new material and photos.

I've had it for a while. It's mostly new material and lots of nice color pictures. Well worth the money. :supergrin:

[rsxr22]

Good heads up! Im going to have to pick it up

[Flashy2003]

That was the only book I ever put on my Christmas list and Santa never brought it for me. I guess Ill have to get it myself.

[knedrgr]

Hows the page and binding tollerance?

[IndianaMatt]

Hows the page and binding tollerance?

Good question. I'm worried that, despite dropping $30 on this book, that I'll have to send it right back to the factory to get the ramps polished and a trigger job.

Nothing worse than a book that occasionally fails to eject.

[simulatedjim]

I have the first 2 and am wanting this one now.

[bac1023]

Hows the page and binding tollerance?

:rofl::rofl:

[etravix]

Thanks! Just got it.

[glock2740]

I'll be buying it for sure. Pat Sweeney is a great writer and a true 1911 lover.

[bac1023]

I'll be buying it for sure. Pat Sweeney is a great writer and a true 1911 lover.

:agree:

Yes on both accounts. :)

[glock2740]

Hey Quack. If you get it from Amazon, it doesn't come in a damn cardboard box does it? :whistling:




:tongueout: :rofl:

[Quack]

Hey Quack. If you get it from Amazon, it doesn't come in a damn cardboard box does it? :whistling:




:tongueout: :rofl:

Yep, it was in a cardboard box.

[knedrgr]

Hey Quack. If you get it from Amazon, it doesn't come in a damn cardboard box does it? :whistling:




:tongueout: :rofl:

it's as close as him getting a 1911 in a cardboard box. :rofl:

[Quack]

my TGO-1 had a cardboard box

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/Quackzilla/Guns/DSC_0312.jpg

[20South]

I almost skipped past this thread thinking it would be some dry, boring, technical read about a book I could care less about. Then I remembered where I was...
:tongueout:

[Glock30fan]

I saw this book at B&N tonight as I was browsing. Just put it in my cart at Amazon.com. Looks like a great book with just about everything in color! Can't wait to get it.

[Jim S.]

The offer at the bottom of the page for three of his books looks like a good deal too.

[btj]

Just bought it on my Kindle (and it looks great on the Kindle app on my HTC Evo as well). Thanks for the tip.