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Not everyone had liked the Series ’80 firing pin safety. Colt decided to go back to its roots with new 1911 offerings. The Series ’80 continued in the line, but by 2002, Colt had reintroduced its Series ’70 pistol, without the firing pin safety. Actually, it could have been considered a “pre ’70” Government Model, as it also did not have the fingered barrel bushing. The “new” Series ’70 has modern higher sights, and improved barrel ramping.

Reception was good, and in 2003, the original WWI-era Model 1911 was reintroduced. The pistol was a faithful recreation of the .45 as made around the year 1918.

Colt remained a 1911 manufacturer in an increasingly large group of 1911 manufacturers.

New names continued to enter the world of the 1911. New companies appeared to offer their versions of the 1911. In the first few years of the 21st century, one could see new 1911 pistols bearing the names of Dan Wesson (a revolver company making its first autoloaders), High Standard (the resurrected company expanding its product line), Peters Stahl, Rock River, Century, Firestorm, Casull, Pacific Armament, DPMS (prototype only), Bond Arms, Lone Star, Ed Brown, Guncrafter, Uselton and Detonics USA (the latest incarnation of the original Detonics).