#AUTO ORDNANCE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#
If anyone has access to a list of serial numbers and date of manufacture, I am curious to know what a SW 1911 with serial number prefix UCK**** was likely made.
The Union Switch & Signal company of Swissvale Pennsylvania, primarily made railroad signaling equipment but received a contract on for the manufacture of 200,000 M1911A1 pistols. you probably have a Springfield slide on your 1911 causing you to think it's a Springfield. To back up this hypothesis, we recorded sales dates during 1913 and found that all serial numbers were sold in the range of our serial number data. Model 1911 Serial Numbers – Date – Number Made. The first commercial production gun was numbered 41 and was shipped on 31 st March 1921– numbers 1 to 40 were all considered prototypes and remain to this day in Museums in the US. The M1911A1 pistol and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series.
This pistol was assembled in the first block of 40 Model 1911 pistols at the Colt plant on the first day of production. Primus Dating Chart - From 1911 Primus paraffin stoves are stamped with a letter code. Colt Model 1911 Black Army serial number 446933 - This 1911 was probably shipped September, 1918.
Can I narrow down the date by the serial number or are there other markings to look for? Save Share.
#AUTO ORDNANCE SERIAL NUMBERS FULL#
The serial numbers listed, except for If you provide good photos of a pistol, with the full serial number visible, I will attempt to provide, free of charge, year of manufacture or shipment/procurement. 1911 serial number dates An "X" prefix to the serial number indicates a gun that has been re-serial numbered by.