Videos tagged with Vietnamese 1911 Copy

This guide details the inspection and disassembly of a North Vietnamese craft-made copy of the 1911 pistol, as presented by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons. It highlights the crude construction methods, including brazing and the use of a smoothbore barrel, and emphasizes that the firearm is not safe to fire due to its straight blowback operation and flawed safety mechanisms. The analysis is based on expert assessment of a unique historical artifact.