The OP pistol is refinished and mismatched.
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The OP pistol is refinished and mismatched.
I've already sent you a PM yesterday or the day before when you asked me to do that. Check your PMs.
Good pictures of the box top, bottom, inside and out.
That is arsenal packaging, not original factory packaging. The internal box itself may be a WWII box, but more images would be required showing the details of it.
Can you post some pictures? I'm not familiar with any military boxes having sleeves. Thanks.
1053xxx would not have had "P" proofs from the factory.
Most "Kraft" boxes seen today are reproduction.
What is the serial number of the pistol? The early US&S pistols were not "P" proofed on the slides and receivers.
Yes, it is a partially-struck Crossed Cannons marking.
Hard to say if new screws would be used on a rebuild. If not new, certainly serviceable.
I suspect the barrel has been changed, if in a 1944 RR. However, SA barrels with the Crossed Cannons on the right side lug are known to have been used in production for new pistols for at least a...
Slide is from a much later Colt pistol. You can check under the firing pin stop plate to see if the slide is numbered. But either way, the original slide is missing.
The slide pictured appears to...
Sounds good. About $350+/-
Is the follower fully blued, or is it 2-tone? What does the back of the magazine look like on the top of the spine?
It would depend on the condition and originality. Any photos?
I didn't think your reply was disrespectful, but thanks for clarifying.
There are some other things that don't add up with arsenal rebuild, too. Your pistol seems to have some contrasting colors...
Your pistol has been assembled from parts and refinished after it left military hands. Guns that were refurbished at the arsenals never left with matching parts. Groups of pistols were disassembled...
Maybe Rice, but that's just speculation. I don't have any information to back that up.
Dave,
Is there a "G" or an "S" on top of the receiver? How about a photo of the top of the receiver? That will tell whether or not your receiver was transferred or not. S=transferred. G=Not...
The pistol likely was originally lend-leased to Russia. I own a few in the same serial range with the German proofs that are known to be Russian lend-lease examples.
Would like to see the slide serial number, please.
Thanks,
Scott
Don't know where you are checking, but you are either reading the information incorrectly or the information is just flat incorrect. 1944 Colt production started at 1155xxx. Your 1174xxx is from...
Colt used a variety of markings on their barrels. A 1942 Colt in the 853xxx serial range would have had a "G" marked barrel. there were two varieties...small "G" and large "G". Both are upper case,...
The pistol shown is definitely Brushed Blue finish. "Black Army" surface prep was introduced at ca. s/n 303xxx, about the same time the Eagle's Head final inspection was introduced. I inspected a...
Did you ever consider a gun show?
All Marine Corps M1911 pistols had Army-marked slides.
...From the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli...
This pistol was shipped to the USMC 12 May 1914. It's one of the very last pistols to use the 1911 final patent date. Clawson reports...