Dad's gun

[BadIndianSwamp]

So, a couple of Christmas' ago my dad sadly passed away. I spoke to him every day of my life, and still think about him every day now. While cleaning out his apartment, I found pieces of his old 1911 in a rusty box outside on the terrace. I took it to a gunsmith in NY where he lived to see about having it restored and it just sat there for a year. I finally gave up and picked up the gun...had it transferred to my name with CA DOJ and shipped it home. A LEO friend told me to take it to Bolsa Gunsmithing in Westminster and they procured all the missing parts and fitted it together for me. It shoots great and I know my dad would have been thrilled to see me enjoying it.
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[Enzo rules]

Great job. Your pops would be happy for both you and his/yours 1911.

[TAS]

You did well, bringing back a keepsake by which to remember him by.

[NORCAL#1]

Nice! Your dad would be proud!

[tacticalcity]

It turned out really nice. Sorry your father passed away.

[darkstar2000]

Sorry for you loss. May he rest in peace! Good looking pistol btw.

[redhemi]

It looks great. It's a nice thing to have to remember your dad by. Enjoy shooting it and remembering your father when you do.

[Rumblemonkey]

Very cool. I am restoring a USMC sabre that was my dads. Were all the parts in the box? Great job!

[RAMCLAP]

A fitting remembrance of your father.

[BadIndianSwamp]

Very cool. I am restoring a USMC sabre that was my dads. Were all the parts in the box? Great job!

No. It was missing a lot of parts. Most of the replacement pieces came from Wilson Combat.

[lastinline]

Very nice!
From the first picture it looks like the barrel had been cut in half?
Glad to see it working again.

[G-forceJunkie]

Very nice!
From the first picture it looks like the barrel had been cut in half?
Glad to see it working again.

1911 barrels used to be made of 2 pieces. Perhaps that one broke/came apart thus how it ended up in a box in pieces.

[Cowboy T]

No. It was missing a lot of parts. Most of the replacement pieces came from Wilson Combat.

In that case, you used really good replacement parts for your Dad's 1911. Entirely appropriate, and well done.

[TheFlashG]

First, let me say that even with the loss of your father's passing, you were very fortunate to have spoken with him every day of your life. You had a great relationship with him!
Second, glad you found the box with the 1911 parts and Lastly, Bolsa did a fine job on assembly and restoration!
Enjoy that 1911 as a remembrance of your father!

[Roering]

Glad to see Jason and the gang took care of you at Bolsa! You went to the right place.