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1911/1911A1 Production Numbers |
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Select one: M1911
Serial Numbers
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M1911A1 Serial Numbers
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Government Model (commercial)
Model of
1911 Production --
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| Year |
Serial Number Range |
Manufactured by |
Special Notes |
Quantity |
| 1912 |
1-500 |
Colt |
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500 |
| |
501-1000 |
Colt |
USN |
500 |
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1001-1500 |
Colt |
|
500 |
| |
1501-2000 |
Colt |
USN |
500 |
| |
2001-2500 |
Colt |
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500 |
| |
2501-3500 |
Colt |
USN |
1000 |
| |
3501-3800 |
Colt |
USMC |
300 |
| |
3801-4500 |
Colt |
|
700 |
| |
4501-5500 |
Colt |
USN |
1000 |
| |
5501-6500 |
Colt |
|
1000 |
| |
6501-7500 |
Colt |
USN |
1000 |
| |
7501-8500 |
Colt |
|
1000 |
| |
8501-9500 |
Colt |
USN |
1000 |
| |
9501-10500 |
Colt |
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1000 |
| |
10501-11500 |
Colt |
USN |
1000 |
| |
11501-12500 |
Colt |
|
1000 |
| |
12501-13500 |
Colt |
USN |
1000 |
| |
13501-17250 |
Colt |
|
3750 |
| 1913 |
17251-36400 |
Colt |
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19,150 |
| |
36401-37650 |
Colt |
USMC |
1250 |
| |
37651-38000 |
Colt |
|
350 |
| |
38001-43800 |
Colt |
USN |
5800 |
| |
43801-43900 |
Colt |
USN - USS NEW YORK |
100 |
| |
43901-44000 |
Colt |
USN - USS TEXAS |
100 |
| |
44001-60400 |
Colt |
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16,400 |
| 1914 |
60401-72570 |
Colt |
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12,170 |
| |
72,571-75,600 |
Springfield |
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11,285 |
| |
83856-83900 |
Colt |
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45 |
| |
83901-84400 |
Colt |
USMC |
500 |
| |
84401-96000 |
Colt |
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11,600 |
| |
96001-97537 |
Colt |
USN - Various Ships |
1537 |
| |
97538-102596 |
Colt |
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5059 |
| 1915 |
75601-83855 |
Springfield |
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|
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102597-107596 |
Springfield |
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5000 |
| |
107597-109500 |
Colt |
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1904 |
| |
109501-110000 |
Colt |
USN - NAVAL MILITIA |
500 |
| |
110001-113496 |
Colt |
|
3496 |
| |
113,497-115,600 |
Springfield |
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7070 |
| |
120567-125566 |
Colt |
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5000 |
| 1916 |
115,601-120,566 |
Springfield |
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4,966 |
| |
133187-137400 |
Colt |
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4214 |
| 1917 |
125,587-127,998 |
Springfield |
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2,412 |
| |
137401-151186 |
Colt |
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13,786 |
| |
151187-151986 |
Colt |
USMC |
800 |
| |
151987-185800 |
Colt |
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33,814 |
| |
185801-186200 |
Colt |
USMC |
400 |
| |
186201-209586 |
Colt |
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23,386 |
| |
209587-210386 |
Colt |
USMC |
800 |
| |
210387-215386 |
Colt |
Reserved for receivers |
5000 |
| |
215387-216186 |
Colt |
USMC |
800 |
| |
216187-216586 |
Colt |
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400 |
| |
216587-216986 |
Colt |
USMC |
400 |
| 1918 |
216987-217386 |
Colt |
USMC |
400 |
| |
217387-223952 |
Colt |
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6566 |
| |
223953-223990 |
Colt |
USN |
38 |
| |
223991-232000 |
Colt |
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8010 |
| |
232001-233600 |
Colt |
USN |
1600 |
| |
233601-580600 |
Colt |
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347,000 |
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1-13381 |
Remington Arms - UMC |
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13,381 |
| 1919 |
13381-21676 |
Remington Arms - UMC |
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8,295 |
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580601-629500 |
Colt |
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48900 |
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629501-717386 |
Colt |
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Suspended |
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| 1924 |
700001-710000 |
Colt |
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10,000 |
| 1937 |
710001-711605 |
Colt |
USN 836, USA 769 |
1605 |
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711606-712349 |
Colt |
USN |
744 |
| 1938 |
712350-713645 |
Colt |
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1296 |
| 1939 |
713646-717281 |
Colt |
USN |
3,636 |
| 1940 |
717282-721977 |
Colt |
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4696 |
| 1941 |
721978-756733 |
Colt |
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34,756 |
| |
S800001-S800500 |
Singer Mfg. Co. |
|
500 |
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H800501-H801000 |
Assigned to H&R |
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0 |
| 1942 |
756734-793657 |
Colt |
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36,924 |
| |
793658-797639 |
Colt |
USN |
3982 |
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797640-800000 |
Colt |
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2361 |
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801001-856100 |
Colt |
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856101-861999 |
Colt |
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| 1942-43 |
916405-1041404 |
Remington Rand |
1943 = 921700-1,041,404
Colt duplicated these SN |
125,000 |
| 1943 |
862000-958100 |
Colt |
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856405-916404 |
Ithaca |
Colt duplicated these SN |
60,000 |
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856101-856300 |
Rock
Island Arsenal, Renumbered |
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200 |
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856301-856304 |
Augusta
Arsenal, Renumbered |
|
4 |
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856305-856404 |
Rock
Island Arsenal, Renumbered |
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100 |
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1041405-1096404 |
US & S |
Colt duplicated these SN |
55,000 |
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1088726-1092896 |
Colt |
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4171 |
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1096405-1208673 |
Colt |
1944 starts at 1155000 |
112,269 |
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1208674-1279673 |
Ithaca |
1944 starts at 1235000 |
71,000 |
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1279699-1441430 |
Remington Rand |
1944 starts at 1363700
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161,732 |
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1441431-1471430 |
Ithaca |
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30,000 |
| 1944 |
14711431-1609528 |
Remington Rand |
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138,098 |
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1609529-1743846 |
Colt |
1945 1720000-1743846 |
134,318 |
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1743847-1816641 |
Remington Rand |
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72,795 |
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1816642-1890503 |
Ithaca |
1945 1816642-1845997 |
73,862 |
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1890504-2075103 |
Remington Rand |
1945 starts at 2031600 |
184,600 |
| 1945 |
2075104-2134403 |
Ithaca |
1945 2110465-2134403 |
59,300 |
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2134404-2244803 |
Remington Rand |
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110,400 |
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2244804-2380013 |
Colt |
Last Colt 2368781 |
approx 119,450 |
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2380014-2619013 |
Remington Rand |
Last RR 2465139 |
85,126 |
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2619014-2693613 |
Ithaca |
Last Ithaca 2660318 |
41,305 |
- Duplicate Serial Numbers:
- Colt manufactured 60,000 pistols in the Ithaca serial number range
(856405-916404), 41,696 in the Remington Rand serial number range
(916405-958100), and 4,171 in the US&S serial number range
(1088726-1092896).
- Ithaca and Remington Rands where not manufactured or shipped in
numerical order.
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Colt Commercial Production Serial Numbers
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| Year |
Starting
Production Number |
| 1912 |
C1 |
| 1913 |
C1900 |
| 1914 |
C5400 |
| 1915 |
C16600 |
| 1916 |
C27600 |
| 1917 |
C75000 |
| 1918 |
C99000 |
| 1919 |
C106000 |
| 1920 |
C121000 |
| 1921 |
C127000 |
| 1922 |
C129000 |
| 1923 |
C134000 |
| 1924 |
C135000 |
| 1925 |
C140000 |
| 1926 |
C145000 |
| 1927 |
C151000 |
| 1928 |
C152000 |
| 1929 |
C155000 |
| 1930 |
C156000 |
| 1931 |
C159000 |
| 1932 |
C161000 |
| 1933 |
C164800 |
| 1934 |
C174600 |
| 1935 |
C178000 |
| 1936 |
C179800 |
| 1937 |
C183200 |
| 1938 |
C188700 |
| 1939 |
C189600 |
| 1940 |
C198900 |
| 1941 |
C199300 |
| 1942 |
C208800-C215018 |
| 1946 |
C220001 |
| 1947 |
C222001 |
| 1948 |
C232000 |
| 1949 |
C238501 |
| 1950 |
C240001 then
@ 240228C moved C to end of Serial Number |
| 1951 |
247701C |
