# [U.S. PISTOL M1911 & M1911A1 .45]{.underline}

**[SERIAL NUMBER RANGES]{.underline}**

1912 ‑ 1‑17250 Colt

Total: 17250

1913 ‑ 17251‑60400 Colt

### Total: 43150

1914 ‑ 60401‑72750 Colt

1914 ‑ 72751‑83855 Springfield

1914 ‑ 83856‑102596 Colt

1914 ‑ 102597‑107596 Springfield

Total: 47196

1915 ‑ 107597‑113496 Colt

1915 ‑ 113497‑120566 Springfield

1915 ‑ 120567‑125566 Colt

1915 ‑ 125567‑133186 Springfield

Total: 25590

1916 ‑ 133187‑137400 Colt

Total: 4214

1917 ‑ 137401‑210386 Colt

1917 ‑ 210387‑215386 Colt (frames only).

1917 ‑ 215387‑216986 Colt

Total: 79586

1918 ‑ 216987‑594000 Colt

1918 ‑ 1‑13152 Remington UMC

Total: 390166

1919 ‑ 594001‑629500 Colt

1919 ‑ 13153‑21676 Remington UMC

1919 ‑ 629,501‑700000 (unknown)

Total: 114524

1924 ‑ 700001‑710000 Colt

Total: 10000

1937 ‑ 710001‑712349 Colt

Total: 2349

1938 ‑ 712350‑713645 Colt

Total: 1296

1939 ‑ 713646‑717281 Colt

### Total: 3636

1940 ‑ 717282‑721977 Colt

Total: 4696

1941 ‑ 721978‑756733 Colt

Total: 34756

1942 ‑ 756734‑800000 Colt

1942 ‑ S800001‑S800500 Singer

1942 ‑ 800501‑856100 Colt

1942 ‑ 800501‑856100 Defaced, renum. by RIA.

1942 ‑ 856101‑856304 Defaced, renum. by Augusta Arsenal.

1942 ‑ 865305‑856404 Defaced, renum. by R.I.A

Total: 99171

1943 ‑ 856405‑916404 Ithaca

1943 ‑ 916405‑1041404 Remington Rand

1943 ‑ 1041405‑1096404 US&S Co.

1943 ‑ 1096405‑1208673 Colt

1943 ‑ 1208674‑1279673 Ithaca

1943 ‑ 1279674‑1279698 Renumbered Augusta Arsenal

1943 ‑ 1279699‑1441430 Remington Rand

1943 ‑ 1441131‑1471430 Ithaca

1943 ‑ 1471431‑1609528 Remington Rand

### Total: 753224

1944 ‑ 1609529‑1743846 Colt

1944 ‑ 1743847‑1890503 Ithaca

1944 ‑ 1890504‑2075103 Remington Rand

Total: 465575

1945 ‑ 2075104‑2134403 Ithaca

1945 ‑ 2134404‑2244803 Remington Rand

1945 ‑ 2244804‑2380013 Colt

1945 ‑ 2380014‑2619013 Remington Rand

1945 ‑ 2619014‑2693613 Ithaca

Total: 618510

# X SERIAL NUMBERS

X2693614‑X2693665 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal

X2693666‑X2693785 Renumbered RIA

X2693786‑X2693885 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal

X2693886‑X2694996 Renumbered several U.S. Arsenals

X2694997‑X2694998 Renumbered RIA 1954‑1955

X2694999‑X2695198 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal 1955

### X2695199‑X2695201 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal 1955

X2695202‑X2695210 Renumbered RIA 1955‑1956

X2695211‑X2695212 Renumbered Minn. Mil. Dist. Arsenal 1957

Total: 4985

Total all sources 1912‑1965 ‑ 2769094

##### RUSSIAN CONTRACT

1915‑1916‑C50000‑C84000

(These pistols were selected at random from the above serial numbers and
marked ANGLO ZAKAZIVAT.)

##### NORWEGIAN CONTRACT

1912‑C10000‑C13000

### **BRITISH CONTRACT .445 CALIBER**

1915‑1916‑W83001‑W111000

(The majority of these guns were issued to the Royal Navy. In 1942, they
were reissued to the Royal Air Force. At this time they were handstamped
on the frame R.A.F. or RAF.

**INSPECTORS ‑ REMINGTON U.M.C**.

Major E.E. Chapman, Inspector

Lt. Arthur E. Evans, Sub‑inspector

Lt. Paul M. Buzby, Sub‑inspector

##### COLT

## F.B. Austin

Lt. R.W. Chandler

T.L. Childs

E.H. Dewey

Col. Guy H. Drewry

Andrew H. Forsythe

F.L. Hosmer

Lt. Charles G. Howe

A.L. Hallstrom

Cpt. Walter T. Gorton

K.S. Morse

Maj. W.G. Penfield

### Charles F. Rogers

W.E. Strong

D.A. Turner

Col. Robert Sears

##### REMINGTON RAND

Col. Frank J. Atwood

LTC Harrison Shaler

##### ITHACA

Col. Frank J. Atwood

##### UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL

Col. Frank J. Atwood

LTC R.C. Downie

##### SINGER

LTC John K. Christmas