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Well I can't say it hasn't been interesting, this trip I've taken to learn more about my Colt M1911A1 pistol. Jim Cutting is right, the slide is a 1944 variation replacement slide that has been...

Thanks for the info John. You may be right. How can you tell if the slide/frame has been parkerized?

Thanks again Jim; your assistance is greatly appreciated.
For those looking at the slide, it was on a frame serial# 712611, shipped to Springfield Armory on 5/21/1938.
Thanks for looking.

I don't believe so Jim, and thanks for responding. The slide has all the required markings except for the serial #. I wish I could show you a photo of the slide so you could better understand my...

I have been researching the early Colt M1911A1's and I have found that every one I ran across has the serial number stamped under the firing pin stop on the slide that matches the serial number on...