This is a work in progress. I purchased a Smith & Wesson SW1911 SKU#108284 and I'm modifying it to taste. This may not have been the optimum pistol to start out with, but I'm in MA and our 1911 options are extremely limited.      Planned additions are: Click on any item below to show that product 1) Ed Brown stainless wide ambi safety 2) Ed Brown stainless beavertail grip safety 3) Ed Brown stainless plunger tube 4) Swapping out the SnakeSkin mainspring housing for a SnakeSkin mainspring housing/mag well 5) Trigger replacement and tuning (undecided on trigger) 6) Full hard chrome job 7) Esmeralda andean alder magwell grips. Click on a graphic to view a higher resolution version...

Original SW1911: You can see the original black parts and pieces on this pistol as it came out of the box... If you look closely, you can see (in profile) the dark checkered backstrap, the full length guide rod plug and one of the original magazines. Added: Click on any item below to show that product Ed Brown stainless magazine release Ed Brown "HardCore" stainless slide stop Ed Brown stainless "Snakeskin" mainspring housing Ed Brown recoil spring guide rod Ed Brown recoil spring Ed Brown stainless recoil spring plug Ed Brown 8 round magazine Ed Brown rebuild kit (HIGHLY!!! recommended) From the right side you can see: The round end of the stainless "HardCore" stainless slide stop The reverse side of the stainless magazine catch. The profile of the "Snakeskin" rear strap and stainless mainspring housing pin. Closer Look: Here you can see the new stainless recoil spring plug. Behind that is the new standard recoil spring guide and recoil spring... Closer Look: Ed Brown "SnakeSkin" backstrapped mainspring housing. The added length of the Ed Brown 8 pack Magazine.