![]() ![]() Andy why not? Unlike glam rock, the two-tone black and brushed stainless is a great look. Two tone 1911’s were the mark of a custom gun in the late 80s and 90s, and like all things of that era, they’re enjoying a bit of a comeback. The Colt website has listed a railed version for a couple of years, but the most recent limited and likely highly collectible release is the two-tone Series 80. Colt Delta Elite Two Tone (image courtesy JWT for ) That 2008 Shot Show re-release had a bushingless bull barrel, but by 2009, when it was actually released to the public, it was back to a standard bushing style barrel, as it stands today. ![]() In its time, the Delta Elite has gone through a few different variations, but with no real significant changes. If you’d like to read up on the full history of the 10mm, there’s no better source online than Bill Vanderpool’s article from 2018 in Gun Digest.Ĭolt dropped the Delta Elite in 1996, only to pick it back up again for a debut at the SHOT Show in 2008. 40 S&W and the demise of the 10mm as the FBI’s duty caliber. The FBI found that many agents couldn’t handle the recoil of the full power 10mm cartridge, as well as some other issues, so they watered it down to the “FBI light” loading. The FBI would famously pick up the 10mm, fielding the Smith & Wesson 1076b and 1026 in 1990.
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