U.S. PISTOL M1911 & M1911A1 .45
SERIAL NUMBER RANGES
1912 1 17250 Colt
Total: 17250
1913 17251 60400 Colt
Total: 43150
1914 60401 72750 Colt
1914 72751 83855 Springfield
1914 83856 102596 Colt
1914 102597 107596 Springfield
Total: 47196
1915 107597 113496 Colt
1915 113497 120566 Springfield
1915 120567 125566 Colt
1915 125567 133186 Springfield
Total: 25590
1916 133187 137400 Colt
Total: 4214
1917 137401 210386 Colt
1917 210387 215386 Colt (frames only).
1917 215387 216986 Colt
Total: 79586
1918 216987 594000 Colt
1918 1 13152 Remington UMC
Total: 390166
1919 594001 629500 Colt
1919 13153 21676 Remington UMC
1919 629,501 700000 (unknown)
Total: 114524
1924 700001 710000 Colt
Total: 10000
1937 710001 712349 Colt
Total: 2349
1938 712350 713645 Colt
Total: 1296
1939 713646 717281 Colt
Total: 3636
1940 717282 721977 Colt
Total: 4696
1941 721978 756733 Colt
Total: 34756
1942 756734 800000 Colt
1942 S800001 S800500 Singer
1942 800501 856100 Colt
1942 800501 856100 Defaced, renum. by RIA.
1942 856101 856304 Defaced, renum. by Augusta Arsenal.
1942 865305 856404 Defaced, renum. by R.I.A
Total: 99171
1943 856405 916404 Ithaca
1943 916405 1041404 Remington Rand
1943 1041405 1096404 US&S Co.
1943 1096405 1208673 Colt
1943 1208674 1279673 Ithaca
1943 1279674 1279698 Renumbered Augusta Arsenal
1943 1279699 1441430 Remington Rand
1943 1441131 1471430 Ithaca
1943 1471431 1609528 Remington Rand
Total: 753224
1944 1609529 1743846 Colt
1944 1743847 1890503 Ithaca
1944 1890504 2075103 Remington Rand
Total: 465575
1945 2075104 2134403 Ithaca
1945 2134404 2244803 Remington Rand
1945 2244804 2380013 Colt
1945 2380014 2619013 Remington Rand
1945 2619014 2693613 Ithaca
Total: 618510
X2693614 X2693665 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal
X2693666 X2693785 Renumbered RIA
X2693786 X2693885 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal
X2693886 X2694996 Renumbered several U.S. Arsenals
X2694997 X2694998 Renumbered RIA 1954 1955
X2694999 X2695198 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal 1955
X2695199 X2695201 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal 1955
X2695202 X2695210 Renumbered RIA 1955 1956
X2695211 X2695212 Renumbered Minn. Mil. Dist. Arsenal 1957
Total: 4985
Total all sources 1912 1965 2769094
1915 1916 C50000 C84000
(These pistols were selected at random from the above serial numbers and marked ANGLO ZAKAZIVAT.)
NORWEGIAN CONTRACT
1912 C10000 C13000
BRITISH CONTRACT .445 CALIBER
1915 1916 W83001 W111000
(The majority of these guns were issued to the Royal Navy. In 1942, they were reissued to the Royal Air Force. At this time they were handstamped on the frame R.A.F. or RAF.
INSPECTORS REMINGTON U.M.C.
Major E.E. Chapman, Inspector
Lt. Arthur E. Evans, Sub inspector
Lt. Paul M. Buzby, Sub inspector
COLT F.B. Austin
Lt. R.W. Chandler
T.L. Childs
E.H. Dewey
Col. Guy H. Drewry
Andrew H. Forsythe
F.L. Hosmer
Lt. Charles G. Howe
A.L. Hallstrom
Cpt. Walter T. Gorton
K.S. Morse
Maj. W.G. Penfield
Charles F. Rogers
W.E. Strong
D.A. Turner
Col. Robert Sears
REMINGTON RAND
Col. Frank J. Atwood
LTC Harrison Shaler
ITHACA
Col. Frank J. Atwood
UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL
Col. Frank J. Atwood
LTC R.C. Downie
SINGER
LTC John K. Christmas |