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Coltautos.com Gun of the Month - October 2002
Colt Model of 1911
U.S. Army .45 ACP
Serial Number 1024
Fifth Army Shipment
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Model of 1911 U.S. Army serial number 1024 (circa.
1912) Pistol features early high polish finish and fire
blued small parts. This pistol was one of 200 shipped
March 21, 1912 in the fifth shipment to Springfield Armory.
Since numbers 501 - 1000 went to the Navy, this is the
524th pistol shipped to the Army.
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SN Range |
Shipped To |
Shipping Date |
| 1 - 50 |
Springfield Armory |
January 4, 1912 |
| 51 - 100 |
Springfield Armory |
January 18, 1912 |
| 101 - 300 |
Springfield Armory |
February 3, 1912 |
| 301 - 500 |
Springfield Armory |
February 15, 1912 |
| 501 - 1000 |
U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn |
March 7, 1912 |
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1001 - 1200 |
Springfield
Armory |
March 21, 1912 |
On the earliest examples, the serial number was located on
the forward right side of the frame.
Left side. This example bears the ordnance mark W.G.P., for
Major Walter G. Penfield, in the form of a monogram stamped
on the left side of the frame above the magazine release.
Penfield inspected these pistols from January 2, 1911 -
September 30, 1914. Serial numbers of Model 1911 pistols
inspected 1 - 101500.
Left side close-up. Colt logo in a circle on the
left side of the slide behind serrations until January 1913,
until approximately serial number 20000.
 
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