COLT MODEL 1911 SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER
This marking was replaced with the smaller (1/16"), roll-stamped marking at serial number 104. The left side of the receiver has the very desirable, large, (3/32") flat-stamped "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" mark. The barrel, slide and receiver are not stamped with the "H" provisional inspection mark added about serial number 400 in February 1912. The barrel is blued with a rough, brush blue, chamber top. The magazine has a dull, full-blue, finish with exposed base. The pistol is complete with the original, Type I magazine that was shipped with the first 2500 Model 1911 pistols. The hammer is the early, short pattern used until 1913. The rear sight is the early, round-top, pattern. The recoil spring plug is the early style that lacks the punched lip added around serial number 6500. Most of the Type I locks were subsequently modified pistols with un-modified locks are rare. The magazine catch has the first style (Type I) 'dimpled' lock that was installed on pistols thru serial number 3189. The slide stop and safety lock are hand-checkered machine checkering was introduced on these parts at approximately serial number 150. In addition to the high polish blue finish, this pistol has the distinctive features and markings found only on very early production Model 1911 pistols. The pistol has checkered, oil finished, walnut stocks with the early style thin stock screws. This high polish blue finish was changed to a "dull finish" by order of the Chief of Ordnance in April 1912 and was not applied to Model 1911 pistols after serial number 2400. The pistol has the Colt high polish, commercial blue, finish with niter blue hammer, safety lock, slide stop, trigger, magazine catch and rear sight. Pistols number 1-50 were shipped from Colt to the Springfield Armory on January 4, 1912.
This is one of the few Model 1911 Pistols completed by Colt in 1911. This Colt Model 1911 Semi-Automatic Pistol was assembled by Colt on December 28, 1911, during the first week of production of the U.S.
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