The Auto-Ordnance Stainless 1911 Northern Lights is a full-size .45 ACP pistol with a 5-inch match grade barrel and a Northern Lights Cerakote finish (Auto-Ordnance part no. 1911TCAC7). It is built on a stainless steel frame, slide and barrel with the upgrades modern 1911 shooters look for: an adjustable trigger, a skeletonized hammer, a full-length recoil guide rod, an extended beavertail grip safety and an extended magazine release. The slide has decorative cuts and front cocking serrations, and both the mainspring housing and the front strap are machined with 20-lines-per-inch checkering. Armor Black Cerakote aluminum billet grips with the A-O logo complete the look. From Auto-Ordnance it makes a good range pistol and a good collector piece.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is .45 ACP, the cartridge the 1911 was designed around and a long-standing choice for range and defensive use.
• The barrel is a 5-inch match grade barrel, the full-size length that gives a long sight radius.
• The frame, slide and barrel are stainless steel, a material that resists corrosion better than blued carbon steel.
• The finish is Northern Lights Cerakote, a durable coating that sets this pistol apart from the plain stainless model.
• The sights are Combat Day sights, a clear daylight sight picture for range work.
• The adjustable trigger lets the shooter tune the pull to personal preference.
• The extended beavertail grip safety keeps the web of the hand clear of the hammer and helps the pistol seat consistently in the hand.
• Three safeties are fitted, a thumb safety, a grip safety and a firing pin block, so the traditional 1911 manual safety is paired with two passive ones.
• The grips are Armor Black Cerakote custom aluminum billet panels with the A-O logo, a hard-wearing material that contrasts with the colored finish.
• The pistol ships with one 7-round magazine, the standard single-stack capacity for a full-size .45 ACP 1911.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it have a manual safety? Yes. The pistol has a thumb safety, a grip safety and a firing pin block, so it carries the traditional 1911 manual safety.

Does the Northern Lights 1911 have night sights? No. This model comes with Combat Day sights. In the Stainless 1911 line, Auto-Ordnance lists the TruGlo night-sight version only in Savage Stainless.

What comes with the pistol? Each Auto-Ordnance stainless steel 1911 ships with one 7-round .45 ACP magazine.

Buy the Auto-Ordnance Stainless 1911 Pistol, .45 ACP, Northern Lights Cerakote, 7-Round

The Northern Lights finish is the most distinctive of the four Cerakote options on this platform. Order it from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop for fast, insured shipping to your FFL, and see the rest of our semi-auto handguns while you are here.