[ljlc]

Ed Brown's.

ljlc

 

[Gravity]

The Colt .45 Automatic: A Shop Manual

by Jerry Kuhnhausen

Probably the best. There are two volumes to it.
EXCELLENT book!

 

[shane45-1911]

Wilson Combat Maintenance and Troublshooting. www.wilsoncombat.com

also, try www.m1911.org for LOTS of info.

 

[Jim V]

Jerry's manuals can be obtained at:
http://www.gunbooks.com
http://www.brownells.com
http://www.midwayusa.com


you are welcome...

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[fremont]

Another vote for Wilson. It's relatively small, good quality color photos and the text makes sense. Cheap, too.

 

[Mark IV Series 80]

Check out this site:
http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm

They also have the series 80 instructions.
Included is an animation of the trigger, sear, hammer, firing pin when the gun is fired.

-Mk.IV

 

[bad4u]

Shane tipped me to the Wilson Book, and I think it's the perfect 'first book' for 1911 pistols. Complete detail-stripping with color photos and much information on inspecting, tuning and maintaining the 1911.

Kuhnhausen's book should be the next.

 

[monkey469]

You can find detailed disassembly instructions here. http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm
it helped me alot

 

[Nevadablue]

FM 23-35 and other good info here...
http://www.sightm1911.com/index.htm