Ed Brown

Photo of the day: My Custom Ed Brown Special Forces 1911

My custom 1911 that I bought off Gunbroker one night in Dubai on my way back stateside. It was an Ed Brown Special Forces model. Since then, me and my colleagues have made it into MY 1911. Had a contractor buddy mill the slide for front serrations and to remove the engravings, I like a […]

A New 1911 for Cobretti

The other day we looked at a rat blaster Shottie for the Dread Pirate Roberts. Today we’ll check out a possible replacement 1911 for Lt. Marion Cobretti. This isn’t to say his former blaster, a Cold Gold Cup National Match 1911, wasn’t nice enough…we just feel like this Ed Brown model would go better with […]

Gun Review: Hands-On with the Ed Brown Special Forces .45

Courtesy of Tactical Life The name Ed Brown has been synonymous with quality 1911 pistols and parts for over 50 years. Ed started working on pistols and competing in the new ISPC game in the 1970s. This led to him opening Ed Brown Products with the goal of producing the world’s best parts and pistols. While his […]

Ed Brown Special Forces Carry 1911

I recently examined reproductions of John Browning’s patent application drawings for what ultimately became the 1911 and was reminded that his original design did not feature a thumb safety, which was added later at the request of the Army (the cavalry, I believe). What I did not realize was how rounded the butt of the […]