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Kimber 1911 History & Models

Renowned as one of the most accurate 1911-style pistols, the Kimber 1911 series offers a number of ways to customize this versatile pistol. Kimber Manufacturing broke into the M1911 market in the 1980s and quickly made an impression with the introduction of metal injection molding. This type of molding was used to lower the cost of producing certain Kimber 1911 components and allowed the company to immediately compete in an established market. Additionally the use of Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing programs (CAD & CAM) helped to turn the compact dimensions of the Kimber 1911 into a highly accurate and reliable semi-automatic pistol.

Originally created in the search for a serviceable "self-loading" pistol in the 1890s, the M1911 was designed by John Browning for Colt, the 1911 was designated M1911 by the United States Army on March 29th, 1911. The Kimber 1911 offers a wide variety of model families including the following, and with many subcategories within them:

Kimber Custom II Family

• Kimber Gold Match II
• Kimber Compact and Kimber Pro-Carry II
• Kimber Ulta-Carry II
• Kimber Tactical II
• Kimber CDP II
• Kimber Covert II
• Kimber Aegis II
• Kimber Ten II
• Kimber Rimfire
• Kimber Solo
• Kimber Crimson Carry

Among the many law enforcement agencies that use Kimber 1911 pistols are the Los Angeles Police Department SWAT and United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. The Kimber 1911 is also the training pistol used by the U.S.A. Shooting Rapid Fire Pistol Team when they prepare for Olympic competitions.

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