Need Help Identifying 1911 Barrel

[1898 Krag]

I recently acquired a 1911 made in 1918. It has been through an Augusta Arsenal rebuild in it's life. The barrel is not correct, but the orientation of the markings has me puzzled. Neither of the reference books I have looked at show the S and P with the exact location/orientation that I have. I am probably going to eventually try to get a correct barrel, but in the interim I'd like to know what this one is.

Thanks in advance.

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[Johnny Peppers]

It's a Springfield Armory replacement barrel that has been through rebuild. The S and P were in no special orientation, and found in different arrangements.

This is a WWII Springfield Armory replacement barrel with the drawing number and heat lot number, with the same arrangement on the S and P.

[Johnny Peppers]

I am probably going to eventually try to get a correct barrel, but in the interim I'd like to know what this one is.

Thanks in advance.

Forgot to ask, but what would be more correct than the barrel that was in it? Rebuilds did not retain their original barrels.

[Neal Myers]

Johnny, did arsenals ever parkerize used barrels? New barrels were cheap enough that you wouldn't think an arsenal would fool around with used ones.

Neal

[Johnny Peppers]

Johnny, did arsenals ever parkerize used barrels? New barrels were cheap enough that you wouldn't think an arsenal would fool around with used ones.

Neal

Yes. If the barrel was reusable but just had finish wear they were refinished and installed in rebuilds. Same thing on the magazines. With the end of WWII the large contracts for barrels and magazines were cancelled. A few barrels were purchased from Colt after the war, but the major suppliers were gone.

[mike radford]

As J.P. implies, the barrel that is in the OP's Arsenal rebuild it the correct barrel, unless it was changed since then.

[1898 Krag]

Thanks for the good information and advice on changing parts. So by the same logic I should leave the WWII vintage grips and slide release alone also?

[Johnny Peppers]

Thanks for the good information and advice on changing parts. So by the same logic I should leave the WWII vintage grips and slide release alone also?

Yes. As mentioned, unless someone has changed the barrel after it left it's last rebuild, the barrel is correct to the pistol. Putting a WWI era barrel in it wouldn't correct anything.