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The Zig 1911, also known as the TİSAŞ Zig 1911, is a series of single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistols variously chambered for the .45 ACP and 9x19mm cartridges. They are designed and manufactured by TİSAŞ in Turkey. The steel frame handgun was first released in 2009, and is modeled after the M1911 platform. It was released in the United States in 2010 and has also been sold under the Regent name by various importers.

History
In 2008, Trabzon Silah Sanayi A.Ş. (TİSAŞ) showcased a pre-production model of their M1911 pistol chambered for .45 ACP at the IWA OutdoorClassics trade exhibition, held between 14–17 March in Nuremberg, Germany. They also revealed that they were in talks for its distribution in the United States. In 2009, TİSAŞ launched the Zig 1911 series in Turkey, making them the first Turkish firearms manufacturer to produce an M1911 pattern handgun. The Zig M1911 is modeled after the Colt 1911 Series 70 first introduced in 1970, derived from the M1911A1 which entered service in 1926 with the U.S. military.

In mid 2010, the Zig M1911 was released in the United States by Massachusetts-based Interstate Arms Corp (IAC) with engraving on the slide marked as the Regent 1911-A1. The next year, IAC sold the pistol now marked as the Model 1911-A1. At SHOT Show 2011, held between January 18–20 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Arkansas-based Umarex USA had announced it would be importing the pistol under the name Regent R100. The Umarex version went on sale in March 2011, with early shipments of the pistol being IAC's Regent models re-fitted with USA-made Hogue grips. The pistols marked R100 went on sale the next year.