Norwegian M1914

Here is another pistol that has eluded me for years. Either they were priced higher than I was willing to pay or one would turn up when I was broke. The stars finally aligned for me a few weeks ago and I was able to trade into this guy.

Norway was one of only three countries that produced the M1911 pistol under license from Colt

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...Fotor2XL-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...G_8738XL-1.jpg

Matching numbers throughout and it still has it's original lanyard loop magazine:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...G_8731XL-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...G_8740XL-1.jpg

Nice! I never knew about the Norway production...

Russ

Congrats on a nice looking piece.

Nice looking pistol...

Norway was one of only three countries that produced the M1911 pistol under license from Colt

Argentina, Brazil, and Norway. Is that correct?

I’ve always liked the Kongsberg Colts, quite a few were imported into the UK a while back.

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Originally Posted by ozarkmac

Norway was one of only three countries that produced the M1911 pistol under license from Colt

Argentina, Brazil, and Norway. Is that correct?

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Argentina, Norway and the US (produced under license at Springfield Armory April 1914 to April 1917)

My latest one is a late 1945 with no Waffenamt Markings

Birch grips? One assumes the Germans left most of these scattered over Europe, or did they mostly stay with the occupation forces?

It's had to say. I know that mine has what looks like a Finnish "SA" stamp on the frame, but no one has really said if any went to Finland. Yes the grips are a very light colored wood and painted black.