I break mine out from time to time and run a few mags through it, and smile knowing I’m keeping that history alive. That’s a fine weapon, and being a Colt adds to the value from what I know about them. The M1911, also known as Colt 1911 or Colt Government, is a single-action, recoil-operated. Hard to prove things with these guns, just marks that are consistent. There’s no way of knowing that they were originally issued, but talking to a guy that deals with them, he said that it was consistent with a gun that had been in combat service, as they all would have been within the era issued. This pistol was shipped from Colt’s on Octoto the Augusta Arsenal in Georgia. I bought a 1944 RR 1911A1 that came with the original tanker holster and three mags, all of which had different codes stamped. Description In 95 original condition with 100 factory original parts including the barrel, we have an exceptional historically significant US Army issued Colt model 1911 pistol serial number 8277. The magazines also can have a stamp, but I can’t recall what they were or the meaning. The serial number of the firearm is stamped on the right side of the frame above the trigger.
Whether is was originally issued with that gun, I am not sure. On the right side of the slide, in front of the ejection port, the class of the firearm and the Colt name is stamped onto the slide. most military issue 1911s were rebuilt, the fact that the slide is a Colt is. Overall, a fine example of one of the earliest US Army issued 1911 Colts.The P I think is a proof mark, the HS is “High Standard” from what I’ve been told, and is what you want. Information gathered from the web: Serial numbers on Yamaha guitars repeat. The magazine is also the early two-tone but lacks the loop at the bottom, so like the barrel, could be a later replacement. The finish is original and the bore is cloudy with minor corrosion but decent rifling. This would be a type 3 barrel which my source says started around serial 25xxx, so the barrel could be a replacement, although early. The barrel is H P marked on top, but the P is a poor strike. The grips appear to be correct and original.
The top of the frame (inside) is marked H and U.
The inspector proof on the frame is also correct - WGP. These can be done faster then this response was written.
Those searches will tell you the year of manufacture by blocks of numbers. The slide is early logo, and correctly missing the 1913 patent marking. The first two are easy, you can search your serial number on the internet, and in books. The early parts are very hard to find so I will go over the main parts to insure that this gun is all original. Production began in 1912 and with the serial in the 22xxx range, this obviously makes it one of the first 25k made. 11/14/17 - This is a very hard to find Colt 1911 from early 1913.
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