U.S. PISTOL M1911 & M1911A1 .45 SERIAL NUMBER RANGES
1912 - 1-17250 Colt Total: 17250 1913 - 17251-60400 Colt Total: 43150 1914 - 60401-72750 Colt 1914 - 72751-83855 Springfield 1914 - 83856-102596 Colt 1914 - 102597-107596 Springfield Total: 47196 1915 - 107597-113496 Colt 1915 - 113497-120566 Springfield 1915 - 120567-125566 Colt 1915 - 125567-133186 Springfield Total: 25590 1916 - 133187-137400 Colt Total: 4214 1917 - 137401-210386 Colt 1917 - 210387-215386 Colt (frames only). 1917 - 215387-216986 Colt Total: 79586 1918 - 216987-594000 Colt 1918 - 1-13152 Remington UMC Total: 390166 1919 - 594001-629500 Colt 1919 - 13153-21676 Remington UMC 1919 - 629,501-700000 (unknown) Total: 114524 1924 - 700001-710000 Colt
Total: 10000 1937 - 710001-712349 Colt Total: 2349 1938 - 712350-713645 Colt Total: 1296 1939 - 713646-717281 Colt Total: 3636 1940 - 717282-721977 Colt Total: 4696 1941 - 721978-756733 Colt Total: 34756 1942 - 756734-800000 Colt 1942 - S800001-S800500 Singer 1942 - 800501-856100 Colt 1942 - 800501-856100 Defaced, renum. by RIA. 1942 - 856101-856304 Defaced, renum. by Augusta Arsenal. 1942 - 865305-856404 Defaced, renum. by R.I.A Total: 99171 1943 - 856405-916404 Ithaca 1943 - 916405-1041404 Remington Rand 1943 - 1041405-1096404 US&S Co. 1943 - 1096405-1208673 Colt 1943 - 1208674-1279673 Ithaca 1943 - 1279674-1279698 Renumbered Augusta Arsenal 1943 - 1279699-1441430 Remington Rand 1943 - 1441131-1471430 Ithaca 1943 - 1471431-1609528 Remington Rand Total: 753224 1944 - 1609529-1743846 Colt 1944 - 1743847-1890503 Ithaca 1944 - 1890504-2075103 Remington Rand Total: 465575
1945 - 2075104-2134403 Ithaca 1945 - 2134404-2244803 Remington Rand 1945 - 2244804-2380013 Colt 1945 - 2380014-2619013 Remington Rand 1945 - 2619014-2693613 Ithaca Total: 618510
X SERIAL NUMBERS
X2693614-X2693665 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal X2693666-X2693785 Renumbered RIA X2693786-X2693885 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal X2693886-X2694996 Renumbered several U.S. Arsenals X2694997-X2694998 Renumbered RIA 1954-1955 X2694999-X2695198 Renumbered Ord. in Tokyo Arsenal 1955 X2695199-X2695201 Renumbered Raritan Arsenal 1955 X2695202-X2695210 Renumbered RIA 1955-1956 X2695211-X2695212 Renumbered Minn. Mil. Dist. Arsenal 1957 Total: 4985 Total all sources 1912-1965 - 2769094 RUSSIAN CONTRACT 1915-1916-C50000-C84000 (These pistols were selected at random from the above serial numbers and marked ANGLO ZAKAZIVAT.) NORWEGIAN CONTRACT 1912-C10000-C13000 BRITISH CONTRACT .445 CALIBER 1915-1916-W83001-W111000 (The majority of these guns were issued to the Royal Navy. In 1942, they were reissued to the Royal Air Force. At this time they were handstamped on the frame R.A.F. or RAF. INSPECTORS - REMINGTON U.M.C. Major E.E. Chapman, Inspector Lt. Arthur E. Evans, Sub-inspector Lt. Paul M. Buzby, Sub-inspector
COLT F.B. Austin Lt. R.W. Chandler T.L. Childs E.H. Dewey Col. Guy H. Drewry Andrew H. Forsythe F.L. Hosmer Lt. Charles G. Howe A.L. Hallstrom Cpt. Walter T. Gorton K.S. Morse Maj. W.G. Penfield Charles F. Rogers W.E. Strong D.A. Turner Col. Robert Sears REMINGTON RAND Col. Frank J. Atwood LTC Harrison Shaler ITHACA Col. Frank J. Atwood UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL Col. Frank J. Atwood LTC R.C. Downie SINGER LTC John K. Christmas