Browning later came out with an International model Medalist having a shorter barrel that met ISU requirements. MGW carries a wide selection of Browning pistol grips to fit your 1911 versions, BDA, BDM, Buck Mark, & Hi-Power models pistols. Some owners had the barrel cut down to ISU size. ![]() In later years, it became a collector's item and used ones fetched prices in the $800 range.Ī great bullseye gun, but the original Medalist had a barrel too long for International Standard Pistol. The initial price of the Medalist (circa 1962) was about $112. Dis-engaging requires pulling the lever out while arcing it back and down. As I recall, the lever must be pulled out (ie away from the frame) at the same time as arcing it forward and upward. ![]() It requires a special manipulation of the safety lever. Engaging (and dis-engaging) the dry-fire can be tricky. In the dry-fire mode, only a partial hammer fall is permitted and pressing on the safety lever recocks the gun. A really nice feature of the Medalist, compared to the lower-priced Nomad and Challenger (which had the same basic frame), is that it has a dry-fire mechanism built into the manual safety lever.
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