Trabzon, Türkiye
Tisas is founded on the Black Sea coast and builds its first 1911s. Every Tisas pistol since has come out of the same factory.
The legacy
Trabzon, Türkiye, 1993. Buford, Georgia, 2026. One factory and one pattern the whole way.
The pattern earned it
The 1911 served American forces for most of a century. It survived because the design is honest: steel where it matters, a trigger that breaks clean, and nothing it does not need. That is the standard every Tisas pistol is built to.
In service
The sidearm of two world wars and everything after. When Tisas builds an A1, it is built to the pattern as issued.
The work compounds
Three decades of manufacturing expertise: forged 4140 slides and frames, cold hammer forged barrels, milled internals. The catalog grows into one of the largest 1911 programs in the world.
The American market answers
US shooters find out what a forged, milled 1911 can cost when the margins are thin. The Double Stack series brings 17-round capacity to the same trigger.
Buford, Georgia
Tisas USA becomes the official U.S. home for sales, service, warranty, dealer relations, and distribution. Customer service operations run stateside, backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty.
An American home
Tisas USA is the official U.S. branch: sales, marketing, customer support, warranty service, dealer relations, and distribution, working directly with the factory so the pistols built for this market fit this market.
Est. 1993 · Trabzon
U.S. operations · Buford, GA
Carry the pattern itself
The 1911 A1 Legacy series recreates the service pistol with its original markings, finish, and manners. History you can shoot.
Flag artwork provided by Tisas USA.