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This is basically the pistol I had in mind for 94 Protons Of /vr/, a Commander 1911 (ergo it has a 4" barrel and accordingly shortened slide), and it's a private sidearm '94guy' acquires as he enters Congo as a mercenary.
It'd be an old and 'crusty' one too, made from a Colt Series 70 type Commander slide, a Colt 1991A1 full sized frame that was cracked at some point, then rewelded with the dustcover shortened to match the slide. At one point the gun was rusted bad, so it was cleaned up, polished, and reblued, so the markings are somewhat faint. The grips are an old style of Pachmayr Signature wraparound rubber grips.
The grip safety is pinned down to allow for a higher grip with better recoil control, as well as letting the gun be fired with less than perfect hold if needed. To make the pistol drop-safe, it has a titanium firing pin and a skeletonized trigger made out of aluminum.
The rear sight is akin to a Novak style ramp, only bearing a white half-square outline in place of two dots (imagine like you'd see on some Glocks), the front sight is a pretty typical square post, but dehorned and given a dot of white glow in the dark paint, then sealed with a polymer coat. The hammer is an old Commander style 'ring' profile, and the grip safety has the short style of beavertail to match.
It's overall not the a great racegun or a deluxe piece or anything, it's basically built from spare parts and has had a long and hard life, but it keeps trucking, it served someone else well once in the past, before they parted with it for whatever reason, and ends up in your (the player's) hands. It's good enough to rely on when a pistol is needed.