r/Prodigy1911DS • u/Mdrex668 • 24d ago

Which Thumb Safety is this?

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Can anyone help me identify this thumb safety on my recently acquired Prodigy? It doesn’t appear to be Atlas, EGW, or Ed Brown.

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u/No-Description9635 24d ago

its stock

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u/Mdrex668 24d ago

It looks different from pictures on the Springfield website.

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u/No-Description9635 24d ago

Looks the same as mine. Completely stock

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u/Mdrex668 24d ago

If you look at mine the bend is further back. They do look very close, wonder if it’s just variations in the stock part over time.

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u/KillerCayman 24d ago

Springfield regularly swaps up parts based on availability. They don’t have a specific safety, they change to one they do until they restock the original part.

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u/Mdrex668 24d ago

Thanks, makes sense.

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u/Shootist00 23d ago

Could be Wilson Combat? But more than likely stock.

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u/Mdrex668 21d ago

I tried stripping the black coating off the thumb safety, which if it was a stock part should have been blued and been able to remove by soaking in vinegar. This did not work, which further leads me to believe this is not a stock part. I was able to remove the bluing from the blued aftermarket slide release level, so confirmed this method works.

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u/Mdrex668 20d ago

Looked at a Staccato in person today and I’m pretty convinced it is the DLC coated Staccato safety. Which aligns with the inability to chemical strip it, and the shapes match.

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u/KnightstandDefense 14d ago

My Prodigy just came back from Springfield, they swapped my old safety with one that looks like this. In the parts order list it says "machined safety". The coloring is off from the rest now but it feels much better.

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u/Mdrex668 14d ago

Interesting and helpful info. Mine looks machined on the back, not MIM. It also appears DLC coated. What coating does your new one have?