they look alright, kind of a joke considering the frame/slide are from Brazil and most Springfield 1911s are assembled in Brazil

 

they look alright, kind of a joke considering the frame/slide are from Brazil and most Springfield 1911s are assembled in Brazil

:rofl:"most"?...so NOT true - not even close. and imbel's forgings are as good as anyone's around the world.

 

"US" GI not a chinese gi or mexico gi or any other gi just USGI

 

Are not all Springfield 1911 frames/parts imbel-Brazil? Assembled in USA in some cases only?

 

The dead horse keeps coming back.
The frames and slides are from Brazil by IMBEL and very high quality.
NM means mostly finshed in the USA, N made and assembled in Brazil.
A quick search will find hundreds if not thousands of posts about the difference in the N and NM pistols.
I'm not completely positive on the EMP. But I have read that they are completely made in the USA frames and slides.

my 2 cents.

 

How about those excellent grips? USA made?

 

See post #4.

 

Are you saying they are made in the US?

 

Bottom line is I still like those double diamond "US" grips.

 

I too would like to have a set of those grips, where can you buy a set?

 

Couple of routes for picking up a set. Look around in the WTS, post a WTB (in the correct section), or just give Springfield a call 800-680-6866.

Robert

 

I ditched mine on E-bay for $20.00, I really didn't care for the look but everyones different.

 

I thought I was the only one. When I bought my Mil-Spec several years ago it came with plastic panels, close to what a REAL GI pistol would have. I much prefered the U.S. wood grips that the GI came with. I found a set cheap on another forum The High Road, IIRC. and that is what my M-S has worn until just recently, when I installed some Colt Rubber grips as the gun is being open carried lately and I don't want to bang up the wood.