Kimber Custom Covert II: Other Parts

Kimber, like most recognized pistol manufacturers, has very distinct parts in their line of 1911 pistols. In this post, I will be discussing the different parts of the real Kimber Custom Covert II that is missing on a Tokyo Marui M.E.U. pistol.

First up is the grip safety. The M.E.U.'s grip safety more closely ressembles a Springfield Armory type of grip safety. If we look closely on a real Kimber, particularly in the Custom Covert II, the raised end of the grip safety has 2 sets of grooves. For this build, I will use the Nova KBR type grip safety.

The next part is the main spring housing. Although both are flat type, the M.E.U. main spring housing has a serrated pattern while the real Kimbers have checkered pattern.

Another part that needed to be replaced is the thumb safety. The M.E.U. has an ambidextrous Kings type thumb safety while the Custom Covert II has a single, left-hand side only thumb safety. Also, the appearance of Kimber thumb safeties is different compared to any other type of thumb safety and can only be found, of course, on Kimber pistols.

The hammer in the Custom Covert II is a Kimber type and so the delta hammer of the M.E.U. should be replaced.

I am some kind of a perfectionist, in a way, so even the grip screws weren't spared. The M.E.U. has flat-head screws while the Kimber has hex grip screws. I managed to find a cheap set of grip screws with washers. 

So there you go. Those were the parts, aside from those in the conversion kit, that had to be replaced to achieve the realistic look of the Kimber Custom Covert II. All parts are Nova except the grip screw set which is a Detonator.

Next up: The internal parts of the M.E.U. that I replaced and why.