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    Unusual Colt 1911A1

    A 1911A1 Colt shipped in the June/July 1943 time period that got through without the crossed cannon or Brig. General Guy H. Drewry acceptance initials. The right side of the receiver shows tightening of the hammer pin and safety lock holes with a crescent shaped tool. This type of adjustment shows up occasionally on pistols that were apparently slightly out of spec, but repaired and issued. No way of knowing for sure, but it appears that the pistol was first rejected, and then somehow made it out after the repair without going back for final acceptance.

    The top of the receiver shows an unusual number of stamps in addition to the normal G found on top of the receiver flat. The pistol has the matching number slide and correct COLT.45 AUTO and F marked barrel.





    #2
    Very nice example and judging by the condition unused or only slightly used. I suppose it's possible this one was never issued and was perhaps a "lunchbox special". I suspect it would have been relatively east to lose track of if it had been rejected and sent to another area for rework. However this is pure speculation on my part.
    Regardless: Congratulations on an excellent find.
    Jim

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      #3
      The pistol is a NRA/DCM Sales pistol from the 1960's, so was sold out of a government arsenal or depot. I know of another Colt in the 948,000 serial number range which is also missing the acceptance marks, and it is documented through Springfield Research Service as having been on a Navy ship in WWII.

      In the rush of getting weapons out as quickly as possible, the pistols just missed getting the acceptance marks, possibly due to rerouting.

      During production a weapon was much harder to steal once it had a serial number. Every serial number had to be accounted for, and a detailed record of each serial number was in each shipment. The serial number was one of the last things put on the pistol before it went to acceptance. If a serial numbered receiver was damaged or rejected, they would have to go back and re-insert the serial number into production, messing up their numbering sequence. It was just better to wait and be sure everything passed on the pistol before it was serial numbered.

      I don't have a close-up of the Colt serial number, but here is a Remington Rand. The close-up shows that the UNITED STATES PROPERTY and the NO. preceding the serial number were applied before the pistol was sandblasted and finished while the serial number was stamped after finish.

      Last edited by Johnny Peppers; 07-05-2012, 01:04 PM.

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