Materials

Through the years a lot of different versions of the Colt 1911 have appeared. The main difference between those guns are the use of materials. In the example of the 9mm the most common material is steel. For the grips they used molding plastic. But as you can see in the image below there are different kinds of materials that can be used. In the Colt 1911 Government they used carbon steel for the frame and aluminum for other small parts for example the trigger. And the grips are made out of rosewood.