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Your frame dated to August 1944, as said by JohnnyP the slide with Blanchard circular marks is appeared end of 1944 (Nov/Dec)
MSH for this period should be serrated like the slide stop with 8 ribs.

I found it on this book....

Hello,
I found this for your M1911 #374746
365119-384729 shipped to: Navy Yard, Bush terminal, Brooklyn,NY (AEF) July 22, 1918 with a lot of 15000 pistols.
And another lot of 10000 pistols...

To add the description from Stan4, the R.S. #750549 has been shipped by 11/21/41
As described by Stan4 lowest W.B. #750761 correspond to 11/21/41 as well, in a shipment of 800

#120576 Colt
June 21,1915, shipped to Springfield Armory, 120567-121600.

Not sure we could get SRS info on US&S with delivery address except for Ithaca.
But the #1065316 came from these serial #1057959-1068786 for June 1943.
P starting +/- #1060000 slide and frame, P...

Hello,
Johnny has very well described what to look on a M1911A1 US&S, this may also interest you about the P (Proof)
From s/n 1041405 to 1059000 no P on slide and frame.
From 1060000 to 1082000 P...

Fine Colt M1911A1, grips and all the parts are correct for this pistol which has been Shipped to Springfield Armory by November 1942 on 7 shipments.
833000-862000. What about the barrel marking?...

If that can be of some interest for you...
M1911 Colt #333782.
Serial 333447-338261, QTY: 2800 shipped to: ORD. OFF. Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, New York (AEF) 06/15/18.

Instead to have papers attached to a proper M1911A1 hard to know where they was shipped.
I have in my collection a M1911A1 Ithaca #2'090,850 which is a Navy it has been shipped to Oakland Army Depot...

Wow! what a gorgeous M1911, Thanks Johnny P to show us.

End of 1918 prob. November, sure more info will arrive. :wave:

Unfortunately I do not have any history, I bought it in a gun shop, and no background on it. The blue barrel is a field replacement from Springfield with the heat lot number AG1 ( 1941-mid 1943) blue...

Colt M1911A1 1943 with German Proof, released to commercial sales.
Eagle Nitro proof, second Shield for Munich, and 1978 stamp.
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Thanks for your kind answer Dave.

hello Johnny,
Here in my country we often encountered M1911A1 wearing British proof, maybe I'd like to get one, as a part of the history of M1911A1, so to make it clear in my mind, 'cause it's a...

Is there some Lend-lease M 1911A1 pistols send to England in collectors hands without proof marks?

Well, I saw different data on this subject, I would say from early 1914 to the middle of 1917
25,767 M1911 Springfield Armory made.

Great guns, Great pictures, always a pleasure to look such pre-war pistols.
Congrats

From Charles W. Clawson book.
Your pistol # 880774, July 8, 1943 to November 5, 1943
1st contract, March 25 1943 serial numbers 856405 to 916404, total shipped 1st contract 59,898. (six contracts...

You're right that mark looks like a British proof, that's quite mysterious.
On this picture, the 1911 wears all the British marks, included crossed pennants.
Interesting to dig!

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Hi Scott thanks to share such beautiful Colt Government pistol, do you know the signification of this mark?

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Thanks a lot Scott for these always beautiful pictures and interesting infos , I subscribed as well for a couple year in your website which is a great reference and very detailed site on M1911A1....

Thanks for sharing Scott, beautiful piece, excellent photography, and interesting background.
Middle of 1944, it means Colt still used the oven blue finish by request instead Parkerizing?
Did they...