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- Fixed Night Sight, A Novak-style snag-free sight with tritium self-illuminated vials
- Tactical Rear Sight, With an abrupt front face, their tactical rear sight allows for one-handed racking of the slide and has a single tritium vial dead-center below the sight's notch
- Front Serrations, Forward cocking serrations give solid purchase for press-checks
- Ball End Mill Cut, This cut accentuates the carry cut and slightly modifies the appearance
- Tactical Hammer, The skeletonized hammer helps to reduce weight and maintains the clean look of the pistol
- Long Solid Trigger, A long solid trigger was used to give a traditional look and incorporate a serrated face
- Ambi Safety, Grip Safety, An ambidextrous safety allows for an easy to access to the safety for both left-handed and right-hand shooters
- Rail, Equipped with a 1913 Picatinny rail, adding a light or laser is a simple operation
- Mainspring Housing Checkering, their 25 LPI checkering on the flat mainspring housing provides the means for a superb grip
When police departments approached Dan Wesson to build them a more reliable, durable 1911 to replace the ones they had been carrying, Dan Wesson developed a model just for them. The additions that made it ideal for law enforcement also make it perfect for home defense, so they gladly offer it for sale to the public.
A full-size 1911, the Specialist Optics Ready is chambered in 9mm and loaded with features to satisfy a public servant's special requirements. The forged stainless steel slide wears their inverted top rib with a single amber tritium dot in the rear sight and a green lamp with a white target ring in front.
The frame sports an integral 1913 Picatinny, 25 LPI front strap checkering, undercut trigger guard, and recessed slide stop to enable the installation of laser grips. Equipped with an ambidextrous thumb safety, extended magazine release, and detachable magwell, the Specialist Optics Ready is operator-friendly. It is finished off with a set of G10 VZ Operator II grips that force the hand into the beavertail and hold it there.
The Specialist Optics Ready ships with two 8-round magazines with bump pads (10 rounds in 9mm) and is available in either a matte stainless finish or their Duty Black finish, which makes for an especially hardy pistol that scoffs at everyday wear and tear.
Warranty Information
| Caliber | 9mm |
| Magazine Capacity | 10+1 |
| Frame Material | Stainless Steel |
| Slide Finish | Nitride |
| Grips | G10 |
| Overall Length, in | 8.75" |
| Barrel Length, in | 5" |
| Width, in | 1.5" |
| Trigger Mech | Single Action |
| Height, in | 5.5" |
| Front Sight | Fixed Night Sights |
| Rear Sight | Fixed Night Sights |
| Safety | Manual |
| Weight | 42.3 oz |
