Affectionately referred to as The Rock among owners, the Rock Island Armory Rock Standard CS is a compact frame 1911 made from 4140 ordnance grade steel with an Officer's length 3.5" hammer forged barrel. With ambidextrous wide paddles, the thumb safety is positive and disengages easily. The grip safety is an upswept, high ride beavertail configuration that allows the operator to get closer to the bore axis, thus minimizing felt recoil-- while also greatly reducing the risk of getting slide bite. In addition, the hammer is a skeletonized, low mass design that has been paired with a crisp skeletonized trigger.