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Manufacturer
	Auto-Ordnance Corporation More Info

About the Gun

The 1911A1 Standard 80 is a Government-size 1911-style single-action pistol with a blued steel frame and slide, brown checkered plastic grips with a Thompson medallion, and a blade front sight with a drift-adjustable rear. It adds a firing-pin block to the usual thumb safety and grip safety.

Production

Production ran from 2004 through 2007.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $590. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $400–$500.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.45 Automatic
Alias:	.45 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP)
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Analysis

Auto-Ordnance introduced the Standard 80 in 2004 as item 1911SE, the same blued Government pistol as the existing Standard (1911STD) with a firing-pin block in the slide. That change followed the pattern already used on the Deluxe 80 and answered drop-test rules that were pushing makers toward a Series 80-style lockwork. The Standard 80 stayed in the catalog only a few years. After 2007 the plain blued Standard line gave way to the later matte-black GI-spec 1911BKO. Used examples trade as ordinary Kahr-era Auto-Ordnance shooters and do not carry a collector premium.