Serious 1911 professionals since 1968.
Now in our third generation of family ownership.
We build premium 1911s one at a time, back them for life, and believe the best way to earn your business is to show you the work.
Less hype. More proof.
Plenty of companies can tell you their guns are exceptional. We would rather show you what goes into ours.
Machined here.
Main components are precision machined in our Perry, Missouri facility, where we control the work from raw material to finished part.
Fit by hand.
Precision machining gets the parts close. Experienced hands make the complete pistol feel like an Ed Brown.
Tested here.
Every finished pistol earns its way out of the factory through inspection and live-fire testing.
Ideas that endured.
From the Ed Brown Beavertail to the Ed Brown Bobtail®, some of our solutions became part of the modern 1911 vocabulary.
Start with our ideas. Finish with yours.
Our established models are proven configurations, not restrictions. Choose from more than 100 available custom options and build the Ed Brown that fits exactly what you want.
See something you like in an older model or another customer’s build? Use it for inspiration. Mix and match the details.
We make what goes into them.
For nearly 60 years and three generations, Ed Brown has designed, improved, and manufactured the parts at the heart of the 1911. Making our own components gives us control over the design, machining, fit, and final pistol. It is a very different foundation from simply assembling a gun from sourced parts.
The Ed Brown Beavertail and Bobtail® are two examples of ideas that began here and went on to influence the modern 1911.
We stand behind them.
A premium pistol should come with more than a box and a receipt. The ownership experience is part of the reason to choose Ed Brown.
Lifetime Warranty
Every Ed Brown firearm comes with a written lifetime warranty—more proof that trumps talk.
Learn more →Factory Service
When your pistol needs attention, send it to the people who know it best.
Factory Service →Trade-Up
Existing Ed Brown owners have a direct path toward their next pistol.
Trade-Up →Magazine Exchange
A practical long-term benefit for customers who actually shoot their pistols.
Magazine Exchange →
One family. One platform. Since 1968.
Ed Brown spent decades as a highly sought-after gunsmith, tool-and-die maker, and world-class competitive shooter, and dedicated his life to making the 1911 better. Three generations later, the family still owns the company and the 1911 remains at the center of what we do.