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The world's first double barreled 1911 pistol.







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The AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol comes actually as the very first industrial double barrel semiautomatic pistol of all times. The original idea came about ten years back to Swiss armourer Vivian Mueller, who at the time experienced cutting and welding together multiple parts of the famous Sig P210: the result was a long slide, double barrel 9mm, highly decorated collector piece, which indeed shot very well. Our idea took the challenge further: to commemorate the legendary Colt 1911-A1 in the Centenary by making a true industrial market-ready double barrel .45 caliber pistol. We achieved success in the brief span of 6 months, after intense and round-the-clock 3D designing, stereolithographic modeling and parts machining. The gun can be handled by any shooter able to shoot with a .45 Acp and it is not only very pleasing, but very accurate and great fun. The AF2011-A1 holds amazing and surprising target performance for the shooter: in fact, it will group all the 8 double .45 caliber rounds (16 bullets) held in the duplex, single columns magazines, in a target of the size of an orange at 15 yards and of a water melon at 25. The stopping power of the AF2011-A1 is tremendous: 2 bullets for a total of 460 Grains weight impacting at 1 to 2 inches apart (depending on the distance of the target) will knock down a bull, while the whole 18 bullets, for a payload exceeding 4000 Grains, can be delivered to the target in about 3 seconds. The AF2011-A1 obviously features a number of very special parts, such as the single slide, the single frame, the single spur double hammer, the single grip safety, the single body double mainspring housing and the single double cavity magazine floor plate, the long and double magazine latch, the special barrel bushings and the hold open lever and side lever safety with long shafts: but the most interesting feature of the new pistol which we strived to keep during the development of the project, is the interchangeability of most internal parts, which come as standard 1911 replacement parts. These include the firing pins, the firing pins plates, the sears groups, the triple springs, the inner parts of the mainspring housings, the recoil springs and recoil springs rods, the magazine bodies and inner parts, the sights (including after market adjustable sights) the grips and grips screws and bushings. The AF2011-A1 (“Twenty Eleven” for aficionados) can be ordered either with 2 independent triggers and one sear group (left or right, with user-interchangeability for right or left operations) or with 2 triggers permanently joined and the choice of 1 or 2 sear groups. The AF2011-A1 is available in mirror finish Deep Blue or with a 3400 Vickers surface hardness White Ash Nitrite coating.

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Vikram

Wow! Interesting and very cool.

I am sure it is would be more heavy and lost some of its handling and conceal properties compared to its standard cousin. Even the butt/grip looks very wide in the picture from the front.

Thanks for sharing Vikram.

How are you going to shoot left and right triggers with one finger or you hold it from both sides, it has double triggers .

Good collector piece and lots of pain - Haji

Should rate very high on the 'cool' factor

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a very cool and effective stuff.....

Would not bet too much on the "effective" bit but an interesting piece all the same. It has however completely lost the original Browning designed ergonomics which are integral to the 1911 legend & appeal.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

it will be heavy gun.people like me will find it difficult hold the gun or carrry.i feel its not practical for day to day carry.though it looks great and works well.
regards

Wow very nice toy, i wish i can have that........................

Baljit

Hi Friends,

Great news for all the American gun enthusiasts who followed closely the developments proposed by the Italian-Russian Arsenal Group of Companies - Arsenal Firearms S.r.l. after its worldwide launch at the 2012 IWA expo in Nuremberg, Germany. This newborn company also showcased its products, the polymer-framed AF-1 "STRIKE One" semi-automatic pistol and the astounding double-barrel AF2011-A1 "Second Century" pistol at the 2012 editions of EXA in Brescia (Italy) and NASGW in Orlando (Florida, U.S.A.). The AF2011-A1 "Second Century" has definitely since been the most appealing offering of the Arsenal Firearms company, with thousands worldwide looking forward for its launch. News had not been good for several months; multiple inquiries submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) all returned the same negative response: being it a firearm capable of shooting more than one single round for each pull of the trigger, the AF2011-A1 "Second Century" would be classified as a machinegun, thus banned from private ownership in the U.S. as per the provisions of the Hughes Amendment to the 1986 Firearms Owners' Protection Act (FOPA). More or less at the same time, Italian authorities themselves banned the AF2011-A1 "Second Century" double-barrel pistol from the national civilian market for the same reason.

Yet, on November 14th, 2012, everything changed for American aficionados, with the BATFE belying itself and officially granting permission for the import and sale to civilians of the AF2011-A1 "Second Century" double-barrel pistol in the United States of America. Arsenal's AF2011-A1 "Second Century" appearently gained a total score of 120 Points according to Form 4590. These are great news for the American gun enthusiasts, who will be able to purchase the Arsenal Firearms AF2011-A1 "Second Century" double-barrel pistol and all dedicated accessories starting January 1st, 2013, through their FFL dealers - which will stock up through Arsenal Firearms' appointed U.S. importer of record, that being, Apex International LLC. headquartered in Middletown, CT. The official launch of the entire Arsenal Firearms products line, including the AF2011-A1 "Second Century" and AF-1 "STRIKE One" pistols, will take place at the forthcoming Shot Show 2013 in Las Vegas, to be held between the 15th and 18th of January at the Sands Convention Center

Hello,Thomasan,

Thanks for posting that. Could you also please post a link to the source from where this material and photo are taken? That way we ensure that no copyrights are violated.

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Vikram

Hello Vikram,

Apologies for missing the URL in my first post. It is "http://www.all4shooters.com/en/News/Pis ... _SHOTShow/"

Arsenal Firearmsʼ amazing double-barrel 1911 pistol received full BATFE clearance and will be introduced at the 2013 SHOT Show!

Read the article- http://www.all4shooters.com/en/News/Pis ... _SHOTShow/

Hi Arun;

Was posted by Vikram sometime back. here's the link

http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16755

Regards
Moin.

Thanks, Moin!

Sorry for the repost, guys!

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The AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol comes actually as the very first industrial double barrel semiautomatic pistol of all times. The original idea came about ten years back to Swiss armourer Vivian Mueller, who at the time experienced cutting and welding together multiple parts of the famous Sig P210: the result was a long slide, double barrel 9mm, highly decorated collector piece, which indeed shot very well. Our idea took the challenge further: to commemorate the legendary Colt 1911-A1 in the Centenary by making a true industrial market-ready double barrel .45 caliber pistol. We achieved success in the brief span of 6 months, after intense and round-the-clock 3D designing, stereolithographic modeling and parts machining. The gun can be handled by any shooter able to shoot with a .45 Acp and it is not only very pleasing, but very accurate and great fun. The AF2011-A1 holds amazing and surprising target performance for the shooter: in fact, it will group all the 8 double .45 caliber rounds (16 bullets) held in the duplex, single columns magazines, in a target of the size of an orange at 15 yards and of a water melon at 25. The stopping power of the AF2011-A1 is tremendous: 2 bullets for a total of 460 Grains weight impacting at 1 to 2 inches apart (depending on the distance of the target) will knock down a bull, while the whole 18 bullets, for a payload exceeding 4000 Grains, can be delivered to the target in about 3 seconds. The AF2011-A1 obviously features a number of very special parts, such as the single slide, the single frame, the single spur double hammer, the single grip safety, the single body double mainspring housing and the single double cavity magazine floor plate, the long and double magazine latch, the special barrel bushings and the hold open lever and side lever safety with long shafts: but the most interesting feature of the new pistol which we strived to keep during the development of the project, is the interchangeability of most internal parts, which come as standard 1911 replacement parts. These include the firing pins, the firing pins plates, the sears groups, the triple springs, the inner parts of the mainspring housings, the recoil springs and recoil springs rods, the magazine bodies and inner parts, the sights (including after market adjustable sights) the grips and grips screws and bushings. The AF2011-A1 (“Twenty Eleven” for aficionados) can be ordered either with 2 independent triggers and one sear group (left or right, with user-interchangeability for right or left operations) or with 2 triggers permanently joined and the choice of 1 or 2 sear groups. The AF2011-A1 is available in mirror finish Deep Blue or with a 3400 Vickers surface hardness White Ash Nitrite coating.