MIAMI –-(Ammoland.com)- Combining unsurpassed accuracy, style and standard-feature packed models, Taurus International’s 1911 is now available and aims to set the standard at half the retail price of the competition.
The Taurus 1911 features a forged frame, slide and barrel and comes fully loaded with approximately $1600 worth of premium accessories built-in as standard equipment.
Chambered in .45 ACP with a 5” custom fitted barrel, the Taurus 1911 integrates nineteen custom features, including an ambidextrous safety, skeletonized trigger, target hammer, serrated slide, checkered trigger guard, mainspring housing and front strap, genuine Heinie “Straight Eight” 2-dot sights, a polished feed ramp, lowered and flared ejection port, custom internal extractor, beavertail grip safety with memory pad, extended magazine release and more.
All the major components are custom forged not cast from ordnance grade steel and every component of the original 1911 design is machined by Taurus to tolerance levels that surpass even today’s industry standards.
As an added commitment to quality, the Taurus 1911 is the only production 1911 imprinted with matching serial numbers on the frame, slide and barrel, ensuring every gun is hand-assembled, hand-mated and hand-fitted for a flawless function.
Available in several finishes and variations, including the original matte blue steel, and new for 2007: Matte blue steel with integral accessory rail; two-tone matte/high polished blue steel; stainless steel; stainless steel with rail and a new Ultra-Lite model with forged alloy frame. All models of the 1911 come equipped with two, eight-round magazines with bumper pads. MSRP for the 1911 starts at $617.00 (matte blue steel model).
Beginning as a small tool manufacturer in Porto Alegre, Brazil over sixty years ago, Taurus has become a diversified, international company celebrating resounding success as one of the world’s leading small arms manufacturers. In 1941 the company produced its first revolver, and in 1984 they changed the industry forever by offering its customers an unqualified LIFETIME REPAIR POLICY, posting record growth every year since.
For more information on Taurus products, please contact: Taurus International MFG, Inc.,
1-800-327-3776, or visit www.taurususa.com.
-Bob Morrison, President & CEO, Taurus International
I own a taurus 1911 in 38 super,To date and the second trip to the awesome Taurus repair facility in Florida, the thumb safety is inoperative. The people at Taurus really do not seem to give a damn about repairing this weapon. that being said their lifetime warranty is no better than the people repairing the gun. This was the first and last taurus firearm I will ever own simply for the fact that their reapair dept is rude slow and completely incompetant.
Just bought my very first 1911 adn it is the 1911 taurus. i havent had the chance to shoot it yet but i already love this gun!!!
I HAVE THE SAME 1911 IN THE PIC ABOVE…… F-N AWESOME WORTH EVERY PENNY……. GET ONE AND YOU WILL SMILE FOR YEARS
Awesome gun. I don’t know if I will be willing to drop $1600, I’m sure there will be sales soon (hopefully).
Matching serial numbers is a smart idea.
Thanks for the update!