TAYLOR’S & CO., INC.

1911A1 PISTOL

Owner’s Manual

February 2018

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 OWNER / USER’S MANUAL

TAYLOR’S & CO., INC.

1911A1 PISTOL
SAFETY, INSTRUCTION AND PARTS MANUAL

As a responsible owner of this firearm, you must read the instructions and warnings in this
manual carefully. Before using this firearm, make sure you thoroughly understand all
warnings and instructions.
This manual must always be in the firearm’s carrying case wherever the owner/user brings it
or when it transfers ownership. A copy of this manual is available upon request from:

TAYLOR’S & CO., INC

304 Lenoir Drive
Winchester, V A 22603
Phone: (540) 722-2017
Fax: (540) 722-2018

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Model 1911A1
Caliber 45 ACP 9 mm 0.38 Super
Action Semi-Automatic, Recoil operated
Magazine
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capacity
-Full Size 8 rounds 10 rounds 10 rounds
-Mid Size 8 rounds 10 rounds 10 rounds
-Compact 7 rounds 8 rounds 8 rounds
Overall length ----
-Full Size 222 mm
198 mm
-Mid Size
-Compact 186 mm
Overall width 33 mm
Overall height ----
-Full Size
140 mm
-Mid Size
-Compact 130mm
Weight (empty) ----
-Full Size 1.12 kg. 1.16 kg.
-Mid Size 1.07 kg. 1.10 kg.
-Compact 0.98 kg. 1.01 kg.
Weight (loaded) ----
-Full Size 1.29 kg. 1.27 kg.
-Mid Size 1.24 kg. 1.21 kg.
-Compact 1.10 kg.
Barrel Length 127 mm 108 mm 93 mm
Trigger pull 1.81 to 2.95 kg. average
Sights ----
-Standard Fixed front and rear
Fixed / adjustable mounted on dovetail cut - front
-Tactical
and rear
Rifling Right hand twist, one turn in 400mm
No. of grooves 6
Finish ----
-Covert Blued or Parkerized
-Executive Nickel Plated

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Firearms can cause serious injury and death. Always think of firearms as dangerous
weapons and it is your responsibility to handle guns safely.
Always treat gun as though it were loaded.
Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
Even if there are safety features incorporated in your firearm, do not rely on these
mechanical features alone.
Safe gun handling is your responsibility. Accidents happen when you violate the
basic rules of safe gun handling and common sense.

BASIC RULES IN HANDLING A FIREARM

Never point the gun at anyone or anything you don’t intend to shoot.
Understand fully the operation of the firearm before handling it.
Always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction.
Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
Do not insert your index finger in the trigger guard unless you are ready to shoot.
Always check the gun for live ammunition when you pick it up (with index finger
outside the trigger guard), hand to or receive from another person.
If you must carry a loaded firearm, always make sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe
direction.
Do not load and cock your firearm unless you are ready to shoot.
Be sure of your target and what is beyond that target in case you miss.
As safety precaution, wear eye and ear protectors when shooting indoors or out.
Make sure you have a safe backstop behind your target to avoid dangerous
ricochets.
Do not shoot directly at a hard surface or at water.
Do not use or experiment with unfamiliar ammo that have pressure levels exceeding
industry standards. Untested loads can damage your firearm and cause injury to you
and bystanders.
If your gun fails to fire when hammer falls, keep the gun pointed in a safe direction,
remove your finger from the trigger and outside the trigger guard away from the
ejection port, wait 10 seconds before inspecting it.
Do not drink alcoholic beverages or take prohibited drugs when handling a firearm.
Never leave a pistol cocked and ready to fire.
Think before you shoot.

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SAFETY FEATURES

TRIGGER GUARD – this is the metal loop around the trigger to protect it from
damage and help to protect it from damage and to help prevent accidental
discharge.
SLIDE LOCK SAFETY –also known as thumb safety lock because thumb is used
to apply or disengage this safety which can happen when the hammer is fully
cocked. When up and engaged, it blocks the sear and hammer so the gun cannot
fire. This safety also prevents rearward movement of the slide.
GRIP SAFETY –this safety prevents rearward travel of the trigger. The gun can
only be fired if the grip safety is firmly pressed in when grasped by the hand to then
allow trigger movement.
DISCONNECTOR SAFETY –this safety device prevents a round from being fired
before it is in the chamber with slide and barrel locked. The disconnector enables
the pistol to fire only when fully locked and trigger is released.
HALF-COCKED POSITION –the half-cocked notch in the hammer allows it to
be locked in a half-cocked position. This happens in situations of unintentional
hammer release follow through caused by sear bounce.
INERTIA FIRING PIN –the firing pin, designed to be shorter than its housing, is
held to the rear by a spring and can only protrude to hit a cartridge primer when a
fully cocked hammer blow overcomes the spring force and the inertia of the spring.

AMMUNITION

This firearm is chambered for cartridge in the round nose configuration (Note: Use of
wadcutter may require extra adjustment of the barrel feed ramp by a competent gunsmith).
Use factory loaded cartridges manufactured in accordance with industry standards. Always
examine your ammo particularly on and around the primer before loading the magazine.
Look for dents, scratches, improper crimping, loose case mouths and other signs of
damage.

LOADING

Do not load live ammunition into your firearm until you are ready to use it. Keep the
muzzle pointing in a safe direction, well clear of your body when loading and unloading.

LOADING THE MAGAZINE: Grasp magazine in one hand and place a round on the
magazine follower, with the base of shell first and push down. Let the cartridge slide under
the feed lips until base of cartridge touches the flat edge of the magazine. Place next round
on top of previous round, press down again and into back. Repeat until the magazine is
loaded to its rated capacity. Do not exceed capacity.

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LOADING THE PISTOL

Keep the pistol in a safe direction and keep your index finger outside the trigger guard
when doing this procedure. When pistol is clear and empty of shells or cartridges, insert
the loaded magazine into the magazine well with bullets pointed forward. Push the
magazine firmly home until magazine catch is heard to click ensuring it is locked in place.
When you are ready to shoot, grip and pull the slide at its serrated finger grips rearward to
fully cock the hammer. Releasing the slide effects the feeding of the first cartridge of the
magazine into the chamber.
YOU ARE NOW LOADED, COCKED AND READY TO FIRE.
Push up the safety lock with your thumb into the safe position.
When you are ready to shoot, push the safety lock down with your thumb into the FIRE
position, make sure your target is in your sights, put your index finger on the trigger and
squeeze the trigger. Do not pull on the trigger as this cause your aim to go bad with the
unnecessary jerking motion.
After the first round is fired, ease off on your finger on the trigger to release it making it
ready for you to fire next round. Repeating this sequence will eventually empty the
magazine and when that happens, the slide will remain at the rear of the frame with the
slide stop holding it back at the rear.
Keep in mind that the pistol is still loaded and point the muzzle in safe direction and take
your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard.

UNLOADING THE FIREARM

Place your free hand under the magazine to prevent it from falling and press the
magazine catch to release and eject the magazine. Check the chamber for an un-
extracted shell or unfired cartridge and remove such from the chamber. Press the
slide stop down to allow the slide to move forward to its normal position. The pistol
is now unloaded.

MAINTENANCE

Keeping your firearm clean and properly lubricated will extend its serviceable life. Proper
and efficient functioning depends on how you take care of the precision mechanisms of
your firearm.

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PARTS LIST

1 Barrel 19 Magazine Box 38 Recoil Spring Guide

2 Barrel Bushing 20 Magazine Catch 39 Recoil Spring Plug
3 Barrel Link 21 Magazine Catch Lock 40 Safety Lock
4 Barrel Link Pin 22 Magazine Catch Spring 41 Safety Lock Plunger
5 Disconnector 23 Magazine Follower 42 Sear
6 Ejector 24 Magazine Spring 43 Sear Pin
7 Ejector Pin 25 Main Spring 44 Sear Spring
8 Extractor 26 Main Spring Cap 45 Slide
9 Firing Pin 27 Main Spring Cap Pin 46 Slide Stop
11 Firing Pin Spring 28 Mainspring Housing 47 Slide Stop Plunger
12 Firing Pin Stop 29 Mainspring Housing Pin 48 Grip Set
13 Front Sight 30 Mainspring Housing Pin 49 Grip Screws
Retainer
14 Grip Safety 32 Plunger Spring 50 Grip Screw Bushing
15 Hammer 34 Plunger Tube 51 Trigger Assembly
16 Hammer Pin 35 Rear Sight
17 Hammer Strut 36 Frame
18 Hammer Strut Pin 37 Recoil Spring
Note: Specification subject to change without prior notice.

FIELD STRIPPING: DISASSEMBLY

1. Press the magazine release and remove the magazine. Pull the slide back and check the
chamber to ensure that the pistol is unloaded and safe to handle.
2. Press the recoil spring plug with your thumb and rotate the barrel bushing clockwise.
3. Slowly allow the plug and recoil spring assembly to move forward. Do not remove yet as
this will keep the recoil spring guide in place.
4. Pull the slide back until the lug on the slide stop is opposite the disassembly notch and
push rounded end of pin of slide stop found at right side of the frame. Push inward and
through the frame to disengage slide stop from slide and frame.
5. Pull the slide forward on its guide rails in the frame. The barrel, barrel bushing, recoil
spring, recoil spring guide and recoil spring plug will come out with it.
6. Remove the recoil spring guide and plug from the slide.
7. Rotate the barrel bushing to the left as far as it will go and pull it out to the front.
8. Tilt the barrel link forward to remove the barrel through the front of the slide.
9. Remove the firing pin by pressing it with a pin while pushing the firing pin stop
downwards at the same time and out of the slide.
10. Pry the extractor with a pin by its groove out of the slide.

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FRAME DISASSEMBLY

1. Remove the grip panels by unscrewing the grip screws with a properly-sized
screwdriver to avoid damage on screw heads.
2. Cock the hammer. Hold the thumb piece of the safety lock firmly and pull it out
slowly by twisting it back and forth until it is out of the frame.
3. Carefully lower the hammer by grasping the grip safety and squeezing the trigger
while holding on to the hammer to ease it down.
4. Using the pivot stud of the safety lock, force the hammer pin out of the frame. The
hammer and the hammer strut attached to it can now be removed.
5. Use the end of the hammer strut to push the mainspring housing pin out of the right
side of the frame.
6. Remove the mainspring housing assembly down off its grooves in the frame.
7. Remove the grip safety and sear spring rearward from the frame.
8. Use the hammer strut again to push the sear pin from right to left removing it out of
the frame. The sear and disconnector, both mounted on the sear pin can now be
removed from the frame.
9. Push the magazine release partially and rotate the magazine release lock one quarter
turn from right to left with properly-sized screw driver to remove the magazine
release assembly from the frame.
10. Remove the trigger assembly from its recess cuts in the frame.
11. Push the combination slide and safety lock plungers and the spring between them
out to the rear of the plunger tube.
12. The mainspring housing assembly is dismantled by forcing the main spring down
with a punch and push the mainspring cap pin out of its hole in the mainspring
housing. The main spring cap, main spring and main spring housing pin retainer can
now be removed from the housing.

REASSEMBLY

To reassemble the pistol, the reverse procedure of disassembly is usually followed.

Please be guided by the additional instructions for proper assembly:

1. Mount the barrel and slide assembly on to the frame by holding both slide and frame
bottom side up. Barrel link must be tilted to the front as far as it can go and make
sure the barrel link pin is flush in its seat. You can now slide the frame forward into
the slide rails.
2. Disconnector and sear are to be assembled together and must be in the proper
position. This can be done by first mounting the sear over the disconnector with the
curved section inward and lugs pointing downward. Mount the parts together into the

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that the flat face of its lower end rests against the trigger stirrup. Partially press the
trigger so the holes of the two parts will line up with that of the frame. Holding them
this way, insert the sear pin from the left side of the frame making sure it passes
through both disconnector and sear.
3. When placing back the sear spring, make sure that the lower end is caught in the slot
located at the bottom of the frame handle. The upper end of the left-hand leaf must
rest against the sear. While retaining this position, slide the mainspring housing up in
its grooves until its end is projecting only about one–eighth of an inch below the edge
of the bottom of the frame.
4. Cock the hammer to replace the safety lock.
5. After replacing the hammer, grip safety and safety lock, cock the hammer. Make
sure the hammer strut rests on the main spring cap. Then, push the mainspring
housing up into the frame to its final position and retain the assembly by driving in
the mainspring housing pin.

BASIC MAINTENANCE OF YOUR FIREARM

Clean your firearm after firing.

Remove the barrel and slide assembly from the frame.
Use a bore brush dipped in a gun cleaning solvent to scrub the barrel bore and
chamber and remove all lead residues.
Clean the slide’s breech face area. Use an old toothbrush with solvent to remove
residue from powder and primers.
Also clean the insides of the slide and barrel locking lugs, frame and slide rails,
extractor and firing pin.
After brushing, clean up with a clean dry cloth and wipe all parts and surfaces clean
of solvent. Immediately apply some gun oil to preserve and lubricate the moving
parts.
If you are going to store your firearm for an indefinite period of time, apply a
thicker film of oil with a lubricant that is acid–free.
Coat the external parts and surfaces with anti-rust oil or gun grease to prevent
rusting. To use firearm again from this condition, clean thoroughly and wipe dry
again. Check all functions before loading. Moisture and humidity are factors that
cause rust and corrosion.
Store your firearm in very dry conditions with very low humidity.
Avoid leather as this holds moisture. Oil coated plastic bags are better.

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 TAYLOR’S & CO., INC. PISTOLS
Are manufactured by:
ARMSCOR GLOBAL DEFENSE, Inc.
Armscor Ave., Fortune, Marikina City 1810, Philippines

Tel: (632)941-6243/(632)941-6244/(632)941-4252
(632)941-8279/(632)941-4288
Fax No. :(632)942-0682
E-mail: info@armscor.com.ph
Website: http://www.armscor.com

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