45's," Mason Williams said, "This is such a major development in the field of (miniaturization of) automatic pistols that it could easily be considered the most significant development in a hundred years in the field." While the patent was still active, the system was used by Glock, Colt, Kahr, Cylinder and Slide, Para-Ordnance and Lasermax (for use in the laser units for the mini-Glocks). In the September/October 1979 issue of American Handgunner in an article entitled "The Rolls Royce of Bobcat. This system is the subject matter of patent #4201113 issued to Ludwig's son and Seecamp Company co-founder Lueder (Larry) Seecamp. Product Description Colts Manufacturing, Combat Commander, Semi-automatic, 45 ACP, 4.25 Barrel, Steel Frame, Stainless Finish, 8Rd, White Dot Carry Novak. introduced as part of its gunsmithing package the telescoping recoil system that has become the predominant spring system used by modern short-slide short-recoil autoloaders. Having been a fan of the 1911 but being also an advocate of DA carry, commercial conversions were a natural outgrowth of the Colt 45 that Ludwig had converted to DA for his own personal protection. That incident, which left him with a cheek-long scar and some missing teeth from a bullet wound, also convinced him point shooting rather than sight use is the reality in close range combat. Ludwig had become a firm believer in the value of DA after a Walther P-38 saved his life in WWII. Nearly 2000 such DA conversions were done from the early 70s to the early 80s.
The Carbon Steel frame and slide and Stainless Steel barrel are ready for rugged. This conversion, done during a period when the single-action versus double-action controversy was at its peak, resulted in the first commercially available DA. The New Colt Combat Commander combines Colt history with modern innovation. was founded in 1973 as a family business specializing in Ludwig's patented (#3722358) double action conversion of the venerable 1911 semi-auto pistol (Colt.
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