Colt Govt or Commander Trigger?

[tonelar]

[Mickey D]

[highpower]

I'm willing to bet that someone changed out the trigger on that Commander. On all my stock 1911's, arched MSH=short trigger and flat MSH=long trigger.

[SkyHawk]

When the 1911 came out it had the long trigger and flat mainspring housing. Before WW2 it was improved to have an arched mainspring housing to insure more positive activation of the grip safety. And the trigger was shortened as a result. The ejection port was also lowered, and they called it 1911A1.

That is my Kindergarten level understanding of it anyhow

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1911A1




They still use long triggers on modern Commander models, this is a bone stock ~2015 model




Modern Government models also have long trigger

[SkyHawk]

I'm willing to bet that someone changed out the trigger on that Commander. On all my stock 1911's, arched MSH=short trigger and flat MSH=long trigger.

Or did they change out the MSH?

[dfletcher]

My older Commander (about 1969 vintage) has the short trigger and "tree bark" grips. The MSH is flat, don't recall but I probably switched it out in the early 70's. The Government Model 1911 in the OP appears to be of about the same vintage as my Commander, judging by the sights, so I would say depending on YOM the triggers are the same.

The long triggers of today are plastic, from what I know having bought some newly made Colts. Although the various 1911 WWI style repros may be metal and use the "Series 70" FP set up.

[SkyHawk]

All my modern Colts (post 2015) have metal triggers. I think Colt only used plastic trigger shoes for two or three years sometime between 2000 - 2009.

[tonelar]

Ok, so factory commanders do have flat MSH. That makes sense, the repositioning of your hold with the arched housing would need a shorter reach to the trigger.

Thanks yall! I thought my commander trigger was plastic, but it’s actually aluminum.

[elSquid]

All my modern Colts (post 2015) have metal triggers. I think Colt only used plastic trigger shoes for two or three years sometime between 2000 - 2009.

IIRC, my bought-new early 90s Gov’t “enhanced” model had a plastic trigger.

Colt used to offer “1991” models that were value priced...my guess, but I don’t know, is that those also used plastic to reduce costs.

: shrug :

— Michael

[JTROKS]

All my 1911s have long triggers, even the wide bodies. Guess I have long fingers... big hands, big gloves...

[gunsnrovers]

All my modern Colts (post 2015) have metal triggers. I think Colt only used plastic trigger shoes for two or three years sometime between 2000 - 2009.

My Commander in 1992 came with a plastic trigger and a plastic/composite main spring housing.

[Milsurp Collector]

It looks like Colt Commander models have had both long and short triggers depending on when they were made. Here is a 1963 Commander (not mine, picture from the web) that has a short trigger.

[JTROKS]

I forgot to mention my Colt 1991 Commander and Kimber Pro-II CS Eclipse came with long triggers and flat MSH.