HD 1911 GI Thumb Safety Blue Reviews

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HD 1911 G.I. Thumb Safety - Blued Carbon Steel This single side HD (heavy duty) G.I. style thumb safety is the perfect upgrade for your 1911. This 1911 thumb safety is not a drop-in part and will require fitting. This part is for the left hand side of your 1911. Replace your stock 1911 thumb safety with our HD thumb safety. EGW is excited to be one of the few to offer a machined from solid steel thumb safety. We saw a need for a cleaner, more solid design as a result of consistent failures of inferior cast and MIM thumb safeties currently on the market. The only way to keep the safeties as straight as possible is to heat treat the steel and then machine it in the hardened condition. This thumb safety is serrated for better gripping capability. Our thumb safeties are machined in one of our twelve CNC machines. Machined from: Heat treated steel Finish: Blued Carbon Steel EGW is excited to be one of the few to offer a machined from solid steel thumb safety. We saw a need for a cleaner, more solid design as a result of consistent failures of inferior cast and MIM thumb safeties currently on the market. The only way to keep the safeties as straight as possible is to heat treat the steel and then machine it in the hardened condition. The thumb safety is serrated for better gripping capability. Our thumb safeties are machined in one of our twelve CNC machines
Warning: This product may be alloyed with trace amounts of lead and other elements which are known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm and cancer. To prevent exposure, do not alter the product by welding, grinding, etc. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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“I absolutely love these Retro GI "Nub" thumb safeties -- and it seems George and EGW are the only ones who keep these quality parts in production and in-stock at a reasonable price. I must have these on at least a half dozen 1911s, Commanders, and 2011s! When in the "Up" position the thumb safety locking shaft hole is not exposed to dust and dirt into the internals -- just as designed (as opposed to some other after-market brands).”

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Posted 2 months ago

“I prefer these to wilson combat because they closely resemble the original. I now have them on 3 of my usgi guns”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Quality parts as usual, can't ask for better.”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Great part that is extremely well contoured and built. Eliminates the mush in the off position and looks exactly like the vintage part much more so that the wilson combat part”

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Posted 4 months ago

“A well machined and fitting part. This was my first thumb safety install and egw made it easy! Just a little file work and it fit perfect! I helped my neighbor install an mim safety he bought from eBay and it was a chore! I'm glad I stepped up to the hd thumb safety. It was worth every penny. Thank you.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Absolutely amazing. No More bumping the thumb safety with my high support hand grip”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Great retro safety. Well machined”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I am a traditionalist and bought these thumb safeties to build some classic 1911s. They are high quality, typical of EGW, and work well. I prefer the original design to the newer designs typically sold for a 1911. It is hard to improve on the original 1911 design.”

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Posted 3 years ago