Slide marked with a P

[browningautorifle]

Is it a replacement part not yet allocated to a frame?

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Jim,
I think you are entirely correct. When I compare it to my 1942 Colt, the slides are exactly the same. Except the 1942 has the serial no.. The person I got the slide from said it came off a Remington Rand. Could have been part of a rebuilt. The only other marking is a V stamped inside the slide. Thanks Jim for your input.
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[vintage hunter]

Is it a replacement part not yet allocated to a frame?

When I compare it to my 1942 Colt, the slides are exactly the same. Except the 1942 has the serial no..

FWIW Colt stopped numbering slides sometime towards the end of 1943 around s/n 1,140,000.

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vintage hunter,
Thanks for the information. I'm going to put it on a 1944 Colt in the 1,730,000 serial no. range.
It's a parts gun, but I want to get as close as I can to make it right. Thanks again.
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[Sergio Natali]

FWIW Colt stopped numbering slides sometime towards the end of 1943 around s/n 1,140,000.

FWIK COLT stopped numbering their slides in 1943 between s/n 1.138.000 and 1.140.000
I think it would be interesting to see a couple of pictures of this slide.


Best.

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Colt45acp
This is the slide on the 1944 Colt I'm working on. The receiver is parked and the slide is not. I hope these pictures help. Any info you can give me is greatly appreciated. I'm not the most knowledgeable.
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