Snce the Argentines apparently used only the slide number for inventory and control, they placed little emphasis on keeping parts together and it is rare for the original frame number, under the MSH, to match the slide or added frame number. When the guns were brought back, the importer was required to number the frame, so the slide number was used, but the number stamp was in a different font.
#Colt model 1927 serial number 5069 serial number#
They normally had no serial number at all in that position, and the true frame serial was under the mainspring housing. Anyway, that pistol is a bit unusual in having the serial number on the right side of the frame in script. Looks like a previous post was lost when the power here went off. While the commercial pistols had the blue finish sandblasted off, and were renumbered in the military serial number range, the parts mentioned still carried the S.
During WWII Colt transferred a large quantity of completed commercial.45's to the military contract, along with a lot of parts already stamped with the S. In 1924 Colt had a contract for 10,000 of the improved version of the Model 1911, but receivers marked with a G are found up into the early 1930's on commercial sales pistols. Military contract pistols may be found with an S, and commercial sales pistols with a G, as Colt never threw anything away and routinely transferred parts between contracts. As to the G, Colt made it the practice to stamp military contract pistol frames, slides, and to some extent barrels, with a G (Government), and commercial sales pistols with an S at times when both contract and sales pistols were in production. Any idea what these may stand for? I'm guessing the V with the small P inside it at the 6 'o' clock would be a Colt proof (? ) Any thoughts are appreciated. It has the number 20 at about the 9 'o' clock position, also a number 3 at the 3 'o' clock position. What might the circled R stand for? What about the G? In one of the pics you can see a C or G stamped inside the left groove of the slide.Īlso the picture showing the upper left grip screw hole. A few parts are stamped with a circled R. I know the circled RA stands for Lt Col Raul Adreas Ara. Guys, I just realized I didn't get a picture of the top/rear part of the frame, it is also stamped with a circled RA and a G.
TIA Charlie-painter777 Link to photo file, Markings. I'll post some of the pictures and a link to my pic file. If multiple models appear for your serial number simply. Enter the serial number, without spaces or dashes, to search the database. Can anyone give me any more info and a possible value. Please be advised that the information provided here is approximate, and should not be relied upon for legal, compliance, valuation, or other purposes which require definitive documentation. I believe the frt sight is not original, but other than that. This was passed on to me from my Father, who owned it for as long as I can remember. I've taken plenty of pics while I have it torn down, trying to document any markings I can find. Renumbered in the military serial number range, the parts mentioned still carried the S. I have a Colt made for the Argentines model of 1927.
Colt made 10,000 of these for the Agentines at their Colt plant, here in the. First time poster on this forum, better known on the Carbine forum.
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