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Colt Model of 1911 U.S. Army .45 ACP - Serial Number 4 (ca. 1912)
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Model of 1911 U.S. Army serial number 1024 (circa.
1912) Pistol features first style large UNITED STATES
PROPERTY roll mark, early high polish finish and fire
blued small parts. This pistol was one of the
first 50 shipped
January 4, 1912 in the first shipment to Springfield Armory.
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SN Range |
Shipped To |
Shipping Date |
| 1 - 50 |
Springfield Armory |
January 4, 1912 |
| 51 - 100 |
Springfield Armory |
January 18, 1912 |
| 101 - 300 |
Springfield Armory |
February 3, 1912 |
| 301 - 500 |
Springfield Armory |
February 15, 1912 |
| 501 - 1000 |
U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn |
March 7, 1912 |
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1001 - 1200 |
Springfield
Armory |
March 21, 1912 |
On the earliest examples, the serial number was located on
the forward right side of the frame.
Left side. This example bears the ordnance mark W.G.P., for
Major Walter G. Penfield, in the form of a monogram stamped
on the left side of the frame above the magazine release.
The earliest variation of this marking is rotated 45 degrees
to the right when compared to the same marking on later
pistols. Penfield inspected these pistols from January 2, 1911 -
September 30, 1914. Serial numbers of Model 1911 pistols
inspected range from 1 - 101500.
Approximately the first 100 Model of 1911
U.S. Army pistols were marked with the large UNITED STATES
PROPERTY roll mark on the left forward flat of the frame.
Left side close-up. Colt logo in a circle on the
left side of the slide behind serrations until January 1913,
approximately serial number 20000.
 
Correct style exposed base lanyard loop magazine for the
early 1911 Colt pistols. |
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