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Dan Wesson Specialist Matte Black 5" 45ACP

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FOR SALE: Dan Wesson Specialist 1911 45ACP, 5" Barrel, Matte Black, G10 VZ Grips, Night Sights

 

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If the idea that a Glock would seem more appealing to a person than this beauty makes your stomach churn and you get that coppery taste in your mouth that almost always precedes the urge to vomit... keep reading.  :)

Being very honest about it, this is a gun that I never expected to part with.  Even though I was moving away from .45ACP when I bought it, I anticipated keeping it in my collection until my kids found themselves squabbling over it at the reading of my will.  Everything about it is simple perfection as far as the 1911 platform goes.

But, I am also a realist and this gun sees zero use for carry and maybe sees a visit to the range once a year.  I am solidly in the 9mm camp these days and my gun library is organically being reduced to modern striker-fired fighting pistols.  While this is a fantastic interpretation of a larger caliber fighting gun, there is a logical part of me that says "Dude, you are never going to carry this."

 

I have decided to let the universe decide for me whether I will keep the gun or really become the owner of only one 1911.  I do have one that I will never part with, but this one's future is not so set in stone.

 

Dan Wesson discontinued this model in late 2019 in order to make way for a version with front serrations and chambered in 9mm.  Meh.  But here's what they had to say about the gun you're already thinking about buying from me:

 

The Specialist is a 5” 1911 chambered in .45 ACP that is full of features to satisfy an officer’s special needs.

Starting at the top, the slide wears our popular Clark Style serrated rib and like all of our guns with night sights, the Specialist wears dual-colored Tritium night sights. The rear sight is our new tactical ledge rear sight with single amber tritium dot and the front utilizes a green lamp with white target ring.

The forged slide is mated to our new forged tactical rail frame. The frame utilizes the standard 1913 picatinny rail and features 25 LPI front strap checkering, undercut trigger guard and a recessed slide stop for use with laser grips (not included) and tactical operations. Each Specialist comes standard with our ambidextrous thumb safety, extended magazine release and a detachable two-piece magwell. This duty-ready piece comes dressed with a set of awesome G10 VZ Operator II grips and two 8 round magazines with bump pads.

The Specialist is available in either a matte stainless finish or our matte black Duty finish.
 

 

Need some specifications?

SKU 1992
Model Specialist Black .45 ACP
Caliber .45 ACP
Magazine Capacity 8
Frame Material Forged Stainless
Slide Finish Duty Finish
Grips G10
Overall Length 8.75 in
Barrel Length 5
Height 5.5 in
Width 1.45 in
Weight 42.3 oz
Trigger Mech Single Action
Front Sight Fixed Night Sight
Rear Sight Tactical Night Sight
Safety Ambi thumb safety, grip safety
MSRP $2,012
Product Name Specialist Black .45 ACP
 
 
 
What am I including?
 
  • The firearm itself.
  • Two 8 round mags as included with the gun new
  • The original case
  • Surefire X300 light not included

 

Terms Of Sale:

  • $1500 FIRM.  Last retail price I could find online was $1999.
  • Local pickup in the vicinity of the Franklin, TN / Spring Hill, TN area.
  • Cash sale only.  No checks, no PayPal, no Venmo, no electronic payments.  No trades.
  • You'll show me your valid HCP unless I already know you.

 

Do I need to sell this?  NO

Do I want to sell this?  MAYBE.  Convince me.  The price is $1500.  It won't hurt my feelings to keep it.  I'm not coming off the price.  Don't ask.  This is already $500 under retail on a model that you can't get anymore.

I figure this will either end up in the hands of a true 1911 enthusiast or it'll stay with me.  :)

 

 

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11 hours ago, LINKS2K said:

I’m a Covid19 believer. I’m going to wait a few more weeks before before I tempt fate. 

I hear ya.  I'll be glad when this mess is over with.

 

 

Saturday morning bump-a-roni!  The only gun better than this one is one that spits out money!  :)

 

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51 minutes ago, DJTC45 said:

I keep coming back to this one, that is a good deal. I'm torn between this one and one other one on here🤔 mmmm!

Me too - well at least as far as the "coming back to this one" is concerned.  Too far, and I'm too low on discretionary cash.  But man, what a nice gun... 

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2 minutes ago, DaveTN said:

So your wife took the gun money Trump sent you? That’s okay, mine did to.

We haven't actually gotten ours yet.  We never get a refund, so we don't have bank draft info set up.  Should hopefully be getting a check in the mail sometime in the next few months - who knows?  But yeah, my wife did say something about new flooring... lol.

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