baa ara rs) -Glassic MISTIAI Variant -Detachable Slide =Moving Hammer and Safeties leviantart.com INTRODUCTION The M1911 is an early semiautomatic pistol designed by John Moses Browning in the beginning of the 20th century. It has been the standard sidearm of United States forces from World War | through the Vietnam War. Today, it is very popular among civilians and is produced in many configurations by a diverse range of manufacturers. This PM 1911 Classic is a model of an M1911A1, introduced in 1924. If you also have the printouts for the PM 1911 Modernized, it is possible to mix and match parts to create a custom configuration. The model consists of 4 distinct parts: the slide, barrel, frame,and magazine. The frame also has several moving components: the slide catch, grip safety, thumb safety, and hammer. These instruction pages will walk you through the construction process. Remember to think logically and not to glue anything in place until you understand how it fits and what purpose it serves. Additional questions can be directed to hoborginc.deviantart.com.Tab Extensions attach to the inside, so that the tabs themselves Left Wall of Slide SA Top Wall of Slide of Slide PM 1911 Classic Pg.1 Right Wall of Slide jection ‘ort RimPM 1911 Classic Pg.2 Bottom of Slide (fold in half, then curve) Outer Face of Slide == Bottom of Slide, Inner Sections wh 3 Inside Block of Slide Front SightPM 1911 Classic Pg.3 Barrel Bottom Spring Front © Guide Rails (Attach to the Frame) Barrel @ Front Cap End Bushing Tube Bushing Cap (Stack 4 together) OO OOPM 1911 Glassic Pg.4 Right Wall of Frar Inside Edge of Magwell Window SSS SaThumb Safety PM 1911 Classic Pg.5 Left Wall of Frame Plunger Tube Mag “soos. } £ Takedown Latch Raised Takedown pat of Axle atch Inside Edge of Magwell Windowst Hembeyy Jo yuoLy lagwell fousing) i Back of M: (Mainspring PM 1911 Classic Pg.6 (ayes quinyy, ‘se axe aues) Aoyes dug 4966uL, (1966143 yo yuoy ul UoRoas panino) J00}4 JOLY oUesy a) ‘@aoge) J00}4 owes (10661 pue jjombew uaamyag) ‘aUely Jo 10,U09€& [1] © ) PM 1911 Classic Pg.7 @PM 1911 Pg.8 i Floorplate — Top CartridgeBuilding the Parts on Pg-1 LGW Macy COM Emme) Oa The sides and top of the slide are separate boxes. The grooves at the bottom are there to interface with s the guide rails on the frame. B Runs Remember that the colored parts ‘on pg.1 face inward, not outward. 1 Building the Parts ead Front Sight aM CUS) Inner Section The faces are used to cover up seams and blemishes. The serrations and sights are different on the Modernized variant. Inside Block of SlidePET Ceo er) The "bottom of slide" is a curved portion that holds the “spring front cap.” The inner sections go inside it, on the right and left. They hold the barrel and spring front cap apart, and keep everything oriented. PIU meen cy CO ms} AL bares First, assemble all the JE ETi ra parts on this page CP individually and let a them dry. 7) P (except the guide rails; pe they can be done later) ATM aie ret and Front Cap End Guide Rails bar hlge eu <7) Once it's dry, insert the bushing tube Perici partway into the slide, just so it fits, then insert the barrel through it. Now, glue the barrrel bottom to the barrel. It can only be attached now! The barrel can move within the slide, but cannot be removed from it.Completed Slide (Pg.1+2) and Internals (Pg.3) ae nies Rn ant Attach the Barrel Bottom and Spring Guide after the barrel is inside the slide. Se ey eS Me eRe a nc however, are glued in place the barrel should mave back and forth freely. ey See eee Pca) At this point, you have a complete aay oy - slide with a moveable barrel BSL AC a) inside it. Set it aside and start on pg. 4: the right side of the frame. The frame consists of three layers: two external sides and a number of small parts sandwitched in between them. Be careful with the build order, and make all the individual components before gluing them together. Once you cut out the right wall, do not glue the inside panels (the ones with holes) into place yet! First, attach the side walls (edges), then the inside edge of the magwell window, then the inside wall of the magwell. Otherwise, you'll have a hard time fitting these into place.Building the Parts on Pg.5 Pct eg Dead The little curved parts that go on either side of the trigger may be difficult to orient properly. They're supposed to be at an angle, and also curved. If you can avoid leaving white space on either side, you're doing it right. Building the Parts on Pg.6 Cae ery eT) Grip Safety } maar Cae aed y The most important parts on this page - for the time being - are the “center of frame," the "back of Gesu) magwell," and the "frame floor." They will be the key structural parts that hold the two sides of the frame together. Everything else can be added afterward.Assembling the Frame SRO cy) er) ee uce Pee een eR eet FeAl 5 DC ORC Cee ay Pe ey Psy Cary Cee COLES nr Building the Parts on Pg.7 Pe) Ceca) Cg CyAssembling the Frame Cont. After attaching both sides of the frame, you have a symmetrical structure to work with. Insert the hammer on its axle, then the grip and thumb safety. Attach the guide rails to the top. They should go around the magwell. OTR eC ee a oud Front CNL) Stig Coed CeCe pate The frame front floor and the front of the magwell (front strap) are cuved sections that are fairly intuitive to attach - just don't mix them up. The front of the magwell has a small cutout near the bottom (not shown in the pictures).Assembling the Frame - Part 4 deta Srch'oe tne mag release, the trigger, trigger guard, and the plunger tube, which is a horizontal tube that goes above the left grip. feed Ca Peel} Finally, attach the grips and make sure they lay flat. To attach the slide to the frame, align the hole in the barrel bottom to the hole J in the frame, and insert the takedown latch [LAGAN trough them. Slide Stop) BSTMAGAZINE: First, make the follower. This is a little box that constitutes the main structural support for the magazine. Then, make a cartridge and put it on top of the follower, as close to the front as possible. yer tez ere Note the Pi Cut out the main face of the magazine and glue the follower inside it, in such a way that the front (top) tip of the follower matches up to the "\_/" lowest section in the top center of the magazine face. Then, wrap it around and glue it shut. Attach the floorplate to the bottom.