Tisas Partners with Civilian Marksmanship Program to Build 1911 Pistol
February 1, 2024
By SDS Press Release
**June 3, 2024 Update – The CMP Tisas 1911 Pistol is now available for ordering. Visit our website at https://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/cmp-tisas-m1911a1-pistol/ for ordering details.
Tisas USA, a division of SDS Imports, the internationally recognized firearms manufacturer that provides high quality firearms at unrivaled value is pleased to announce a partnership with the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP).
Tisas is the first commercial manufacturer to build a 1911 pistol for CMP. The Tisas M1911 A1 is a museum-grade reproduction of a mid-war M1911A1 as it was issued during the Second World War, will also be available in the CMP version, which will have the CMP logo on it, and sold exclusively through CMP stores.
“We are quite honored and very excited to have partnered with the Civilian Marksmanship Program on this project,” stated SDS/Tisas USA CEO Tim Mulverhill. “Being able to take our historical accurate Tisas M1911 A1 and offer it in an exclusive CMP model is a great opportunity for Tisas to show their commitment to helping train and educate United States citizens in the responsible use of firearms.”
“The CMP is pleased to announce our partnership with Tisas USA to provide this extraordinary CMP-branded, museum-grade replica of the M1911A1 to our many customers and competitors,” said CEO, Jerry O’Keefe. “This pistol will make a great companion piece to the surplus M1911A1 pistols sold by the CMP or just a great pistol on its own to shoot or collect! This is part of CMP’s effort to expand our pistol offerings both in sales and competitions. For example, on the competitions side we look forward to our second year hosting the CMP Bianchi Cup May 21st-24th in Hallsville, MO with the Green Valley Rifle and Pistol Club.”
Tisas M1911 A1 CMP Specs:
- Caliber: 45 ACP
- Barrel Length: 5 Inches
- Accurate reproduction of WWII issued 1911
- United States Property marked
- Manganese Phosphate Slide, Frame & small parts
- Reprofiled Ejection Port
- Type E Hammer
- (2) 7 round magazines
- (2) sets of grips including Accurate reproduction brown plastic grips, and walnut double diamond checkered grips
- MSRP: $479.99
I have placed my order & UPS tracking showed it has arrived at the CMP. So I am wondering about how long it will take to receive my pistol & will I receive any tracking information?
Thank you
**June 3, 2024 Update – The CMP Tisas 1911 Pistol is now available for ordering. Visit our website at https://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/cmp-tisas-m1911a1-pistol/ for ordering details.
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Christine
Any recent updates on when these will be available this year?
We are looking at a launch day of June 1, 2024
Thanks for the update! I am in for one!
The FFL’s I have contacted will not provide a copy of their license to send with the order packet. They said they will gladly provide it if the CMP store contacts them. Can this be arranged
Bill,
Yes, a member of our staff can call the FFL to get a copy if needed. Please make a note on your order packet with the FFL name and phone #.
Thanks,
Christine
Will the CMP 100% Inventory affect the expected launch date of 1 June?
Hi Gregg, are you still tracking for June 1 release, if so how do I order one? Estore? Anniston store? Or some other online format? Thank You
Hi Greg. Now that June 1 is 2 days away, are you still expecting to go live then or do you need more time?
Kilo,
Stay tuned as we are working on the details at this time.
Thanks,
Christine
I would love to purchase the new M1911A1 when it comes out.I have a Tisas 1911 B45. Very nice.
I may be a little late to the party. But I was wondering if there are still pistols available. I would love to have a new 45.
Mark,
Yes, you can find the order form packet on our website at https://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/cmp-tisas-m1911a1-pistol/.
Thanks,
Christine
Will there be a packet to send in and all that like it is a surplus 1911? Or will it just be like ordering a gun on gunbroker where it ships to your FFL? Definitely interested in a CMP marked one. Thanks.
No packets just order and we will ship straight to your FFL
hopefully they offer a parkerized version that doesn’t have logos on the slide. Keep it simple, as faithful to the original as possible, and at a reasonable price, and I’ll buy one for sure at the NMs.
They are parkerized. Only early ones were cerakoted. These newer ones are more accurate reproductions. They have the smaller ejection port like originals and Remington Rand style hammer and other parts. The big thing was getting the ejection port right. No other company I am aware of does that. Tisas is really making a nice piece.
No logos. $479.99
Good idea, but it needs to be made in USA.
Not California compliant as it’s not in the approved handgun roster. Too bad, that California is not a big market for the CMP and I’m sure that was considered prior to signing the agreement with Tisas.
Hi John, I’m an FFL dealer and familiar with the hoops the elected government officials place on Gun Manufactures and dealers to get approved to ship into your state. The Key is this is an accurate M1911 A1 which means it a 70 series internal action. Not approved by Ca. Also at the manufactures cost they must ship a gun, (which is not returned) for a drop test. My friend, looks like you will have to move to a state or elect politicians who love the constitution; to enjoy collecting and shooting these great historical weapons used to defend these Great United State of America. Keep shooting and collecting as long as you can.
Can’t wait to the release.
This article states that the pistol will be an “extraordinary CMP branded museum grade replica”. Tisas sells a model on their website labeled “Tisas 1911A1 “ASF” U.S. Army 45″ with similar specs and the same MSRP. What is the difference between this ordinary model that is already available and the “extraordinary” CMP branded model aside from the branding?
I have one of the Tisas Army Models. One compromise they made with authenticity is that it has a wider ejection port for improved ejection reliability. Evidently, this one will have the smaller ejection port like the originals. Sounds like the hammer may be a little different too. The standard version has brown plastic grips but the color is off. I replaced mine with a set of G.I. surplus grips. Sounds like this special model may get them right.
I want to know the same thing I want one Maybe one of each CMP marked and Tisas ASF I have a colt Classic gvt. Colt Limited Edition Govt. and Colt combat commander now cant wait for these
Tisas are nice daily shooter’s
Saves wear and tear on my USGI 1911’s I purchased from CMP
Keep them simple maybe another Tisas in my future
Add a NM model to competitive in Pres match, NTI, etc., etc.
Keep it under $ 1000 so people can afford.
Contract Re Manufactured wadcutter, ball and match from some entity and keep that under $ 20 a box.
Might get participation like years gone by.
You have the $$$$
Are you asking for a pistol that can make the cut in the NTI or P100 or one that can win it? Because there is a substantial difference between making the cut and being in the top 5.
Under $1000? An off the shelf Kimber Stainless Match is $1200. A Beretta 92x is $1650. A Rock River is $3500. An Accuracy X Pro Series (their mid grade) is $3500+. A Springfield Loaded Target is $1200. Any of those guns in the right hands is capable of making the cut in either the P100 or the NTI. Tisas already makes a match target version with an MSRP of $1050. The difference between an Accuracy X at $3500 and any of the above examples less than $1500 is the level of hand fitting and time invested in making a more accurate gun. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. There is no pistol under $1000 that will be competitive in the NTI or P100.
Competitive match ammunition for under $20/box? Not even if it were a 20 round box. Creedmoor Sports already loads ammo for the CMP and uses premium components. If you want good ammunition, it requires good components and good brass and good bullets are expensive. A quality jacketed bullet is $0.20 each, and a case is $0.25. Powder prices have gone up 300% in 4 years. You’re over $0.55 for each round in components alone. you could potentially save ten cents using a cast or swaged lead bullet. House of Payne ammunition was on commercial row selling great ammunition and it was expensive. Quality always costs more.
The days of participation like the “old days” are gone. With the NRA’s leavbing Camp Perry, coupled with new, more exciting, higher round count sports, Bullseye or Precision Pistol is dying. There is no excitement, no timer, no “run and gun”, no high speed to this sport. This is like watching paint dry compared to USPSA. It is very difficult to recruit new and younger shooters to bullseye. Bullseye is slow and challenging and will bruise a weak ego in a hurry when you have to hold a gun one handed at 50 yards.
And they don’t have the $$$$. Match fees haven’t increased in decades. They’re running out of rifles. They have limited 1911’s to sell. Ohio National Guard has increased rent and fees. The cost of the chase boats has gone up. Money from the M1 sales was put into a trust fund to keep them funded well into the future but the CMP budget is more limited than most people think.
I have Tisas govt model. It is a fine pistol. Don’t mark it up though, w logis. If you do that, I will not buy one. It just ruins the aesthetics of the 1911 pistol.
Great job. I” be signing up for one.
Can we see some renderings of the planned roll marks on the slide?
I am a retired Police Commander with 48 years of service in Colorado. After my first 20 years I retired as a Lieutenant then I served 8 years as a Chief of Police with two different cities. Finally I retired a second time after 20 years of service as a Commander. My favorite duty sidearm was a stainless steel 1911 Colt Delta Elite in 10mm. My department gave it to me as a retirement gift. In my opinion you can’t have too many 1911s. I am looking forward to adding this one to my collection!
I will purchase one.
Your story above states that the new TiSAS 1911 model for the CMP will be an “accurate reproduction of WWII issued 1911”. Will all of the new CMP pistol’s components meet the material and dimensional requirements of the USGS engineering drawings for a 1911 or 1911A1 pistol like the 1911 surplus pistols sold by the CMP do?
I’ll take my R1 anytime
I like my R1 too. I bought it in May 2011, pretty soon after Remington started making them again. It’s eat everything I’ve fed it with no hiccups at all, and I’ve fed it everything from the steel case Russian stuff to the high priced name brands. Now it gets a pretty steady diet of my reloads, using mostly XTP hollow points. I bought a new Tisas 1911A1 Service Model in 45 acp for $333.00 before Christmas and it has surprised me with the quality. The machining is excellent. It doesn’t make a sound when you shake it hard. I haven’t found any sort of a blemish on it inside or out. It came with 2 MecGar 8 round magazines and it runs through both without any failures. My shooting partner bought a new Tisas 1911A1 US Army Model before I got mine and it ran everything it was fed starting with the steel case Russian stuff. They are very accurate out of the box. They are a very well made pistol with a hammer forged steel frame, slide, and barrel. I really like mine.
Will the CMP be receiving surplus M9s now that it’s being replaced?
I am looking forward to this. I have two Tisas 1911’s and my Son has one. I only have good things to say about them.
will this be per military spec
Well that’s interesting but, Tisas? Really? Are there no American companies that you could partner with on this? I’m thinking Savage, or some of the “boutique” makers like Ed Brown or Kimber. No offense against Tisas, and they make some nice firearms, but a CMP stamped 1911 made in the USA, even at a much higher price, would be a lot more attractive than one made in Turkey. JMHO
I AGREE! We HAVE got to start to paying attention to
Made in USA!
I’m all for Made In The USA, but for me getting disabled in 2010, and trying to live off of SSD, the ones with that stamped on them are priced out of my reach. With all the inflation since the democRATS took over the White House and Senate, a Tisas is about the only 1911 I can afford, and just barely at that. But they are well made pistols and I have no complaints with mine. I think back to when Browning firearms were made in Belgium, Beretta’s were made in Italy, and Glocks were made in Austria. They sold like crazy here in the USA because people loved them and they were great well made guns. Now they all have manufacturing plants over here. It wouldn’t surprise me that before long Tisas will be made in the USA for our market. Knoxville, TN is a gun friendly city and state where TisasUSA is based, and with all the incentives states give manufacturers to build a facility there, I believe they will have a manufacturing plant there before long. Seeing as how fast they are selling out in the gun stores it would benefit them greatly to start making them here. I’ll be more surprised if they don’t.
It is a shame that CMP couldn’t partner with an American company to do this. A 1911 made in Turkey is not CMP worthy. Turkey buys military equipment from Russia. Turkey is not currently a reliable ally.
Issue is, if they partnered with an american company, they wouldn’t be able to keep the price down. I have 2 of the Tisas 1911A1’s that I paid $299.99 for aone has 800+ rounds through it with no failures and the other 1000+.
have 3 1911A1 us army version great pistols shoots any ammo use checkmate or meg gar mags i would buy one
Retired Police Officer, carried a 1911 for 27 years. I also own 15 1911’s. As a younger man I was a purist, if it wasn’t a Colt, it wasn’t for me. I own every flavor, well not every but a lot of the brand names. Each gets the job done.
I will be purchasing a few of these, after all “ He with the most toys Wins!”
Never done the CMP thing I would like to support this fine American Organization at some level.
While DC continues to try and Restrict our Constitutional rights, we have a company working hard to extend our rights.
Well done men.
It would be great if they made one for CMP EIC competition. Adjustable sights, good fit for the barrel. More people might compete if there was a low cost of entry gun off the shelf.
How is this really a ” . . . museum-grade reproduction of a mid-war M1911A1 as it was issued during the Second World War.” when according to the description it has a “reprofiled ejection port?”
Believe they mean the normally lowered ejection port on most 1911 variant pistols is reprofiled to the original 1911A1 ejection port design. If you look at the photo posted of the sample CMP pistol by the Tisas rep in the 1911forum.com Tisas subforum, you can see it’s the appropriate ejection port.
Another good opportunity offered by CMP as they have for many years for the many rifles and surplus ammunition. It would be nice to have some affordable 45 ammo available also.
I genuinely appreciate all that CMP does, but the choice of a pistol produced in Turkey was a mistake. How difficult would it have been to work with Springfield Armory, Ruger, etc? I am confident that most purchasers would gladly pay a bit more for an American made product.
THey did it to keep the price down. The Tisas will be sold for $300-350. if you went with an american company, you would easily double the price.
I second the disappointment with these not being made in America. As well as the disgust with the CMP supporting a country which has furthered the genocide of a poor, defenseless, Christian people. In this light- will you reconsider the project?
Will Alabama retired US military residents be able to purchase these, in person, at the CMP sales facility at Talladega, Alabama?
I have a similar one of these. It’s the ASF model, At first I was skeptical of a Turkish built version of an American firearm. But I am very satisfied with the quality and accuracy of the mid war 1911A1 Remington-Rand. Currently No other American built company makes an A1 example that comes anywhere near model 1911A1 as it was built during this period. They are usually a conglomerate of certain features that resemble the A1 and they market it as an A1 … but it’s not. The Tisas is an excellent pistol. My only “complaint” would be it needs to be Zinc Phosphate… magnesium phosphate is good, but it’s very dark.
Will they be Massachusetts legal?
Warren,
I’ll pass your inquiry onto our Sales Manager, Deven, to respond back to you via email.
Thanks,
Christine
I would like to purchase one could you give me the info to do so
Does anyone know the location of the CMP logo on the firearm?
Todd,
I’ll pass your inquiry onto our Sales Manager, Deven, to respond back to you via email.
Thanks,
Christine
So much for an American made company. Also, Turkey still has not taken responsibility of all the Armenians that they have murdered.
They stood with us in Korea and helped us kill plenty of Communist Chinese up on the MLR.
Every time someone has “offered” a “GI” 1911 it’s had features which were far from GI.
Tisas is as close to any GI gun I have ever issued or been issued other than the roll marks.
The Turks were side by side with the US Army in Korea.
Which “American Made Company” are you referring to? Also your comment about Turkey murdering Americans would make as much sense as General Electric apologizing for killing Germans in WW2.
What about all the Native Americans the US Calvary murdered? I buy products from foreign countries and they buy products from my company, that’s the present and future economy. Don’t lump Turkish citizens and factory workers with past Turkish government and military leaders.
This is a really beautiful reproduction! I might have to rethink purchasing another 1911 after viewing this gun. I’m happy to see SDS and Tisas working together with the CMP to make this happen
I was hoping to find the purchase method available, following the announcement.
Daniel,
Details will be announced once they are finalized.
Thanks,
Christine
I am looking forward to owing one! I will bevlooking for the announcement and how to buy!
Stay Tuned!! Guns will be available at the Range in Talladega and also on our E-store.