The M1911 Pistols Organization previously reviewed the larger Trojan model three years ago. Now we have been offered an opportunity to review a newer subcompact 1911 based on the shorter Officers ACP-size receiver and bearing a 3⅛-inch slide and barrel. Right around the turn of the year, Iver Johnson sent us one of their deluxe, polished stainless steel compact models, named the “Thrasher.” It is a beautiful pistol and a real eye catcher but, as my wonderful grandmother used to say, “Handsome is as handsome does.” A beautiful pistol is worthless if it doesn’t shoot well and reliably, so we were anxious to put the little gem through its paces. Regrettably, this year’s version of the flu put a damper on my shooting for a period of several weeks, but we have now had some time to get acquainted with the Thrasher and to shoot it both for accuracy and just for fun. Read on to find out how it fared.