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Springfield Armory 1911 Mil-­Spec. In many ways, and more than others, Springfield Armory’s 1911. The serial numbers for the Springfield Armory M1911 pistols ranged between 72,571 and 133,186. The left sides of the receivers were marked “United States Property” in the same location as were. The left side of the slide is simply marked 'MODEL 1911-A1' in plain block letters, and the right side is marked 'SPRINGFIELD ARMORY' in identical fashion. The frame of course has the maker's name and address, along with a serial number starting with 'WW'.

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Springfield Model 1911 serial number 126398 - Ordnance procurement records for Springfield Armory Production indicate that this was one of 1,564 pistols manufactured from July 1, 1916 - December 31, 1916. Colt granted the Ordnance Department the right to manufacture the Model 1911 at government arsenals on April 21, 1911. This right became effective after orders for the Model 1911 totaling more than 50,000 were placed. This led to the establishment of a pistol plant at Springfield Armory.

Duplicate Serial Numbers: Colt manufactured 60,000 pistols in the Ithaca serial number range (804), 41,696 in the Remington Rand serial number range (900), and 4,171 in the US&S serial number range (10896). Ithaca and Remington Rands where not manufactured or shipped in numerical order. The twenty reference M1911s were not serial numbered by Colt and were marked (and finished) with serial numbers 186 by the Springfield Armory on October 8, 1915. These unique M1911 Colt/Springfield pistols are described on pages 187 and 188 of 'U.S. MILITARY AUTOMATIC PISTOLS 1894-1920' by Edward S. Meadows and on page 102 of 'COLT.

This Springfield 1911 has the third type long hammer with rounded rear edge. The ordnance 'flaming bomb' replaced the Rampant Colt on the left rear of the slide, behind the slide serrations.

Wedding program templates for mac pages. The ordnance 'flaming bomb' was also located on the frame where the inspectors mark typically appears on Colt manufactured 1911 pistols. Unlike commercially contracted weapons, government manufactured arms did not require an ordnance acceptance mark.

Right side of slide bore the standard slide inscription of the Colt Model 1911 -- 'MODEL OF 1911 U.S. ARMY.' Checkered walnut grips with uncheckered diamond areas around the grip screws were standard. The number of rows of checkering between the points of the uncheckered diamonds number 11 +/- 1.

Pokemon fire red randomizer download. The eagle, which was formerly the symbol of Springfield Armory, was placed on the right side of the slide.

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Springfield Armory has been known to cause a bit of confusion, around the pieces they produce. One of the most controversial and often misunderstood is the 'NM' prefix on the serial numbers. Normally this prefix stands for 'National Match'. In this case is does not stand for that.
IMBEL forgings located in Brazil stamp a frame that has more than 50% worth of the work done in Brazil with the a prefix designation of 'N'. This is often confusing as the GI models are also made in Brazil and the a prefix of 'WW'. Even the mil-spec models produced by Springfield Armory can come with either a '

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N' or 'NM' designation but more commonly found is the 'N'.
Springfield Armory's Loaded models can come with either the 'NM' or the 'N' designation. It's important to note that the 'N' prefix are imported completed with the exception of the sight, and beavertail grip safety cuts. The finishing touches are actually completed at their main plant in Illinois. The difference with the 'NM' models have majority of internal cuts done, but the rail cuts are performed in the US. The final machining is performed by CNC again, in Illinois.
Here is a quote from an email exchange with Deb from the Springfield Armory Custom Shop

If you are looking for a Springfield Armory piece made from the Illinois factory look for a serial number consisting of the following:
LW
EMP
TGO-2
TGO-3
If it's a true Springfield Armory Custom Shop piece it will have this in the serial number:

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CRG
FBI
DEA
TGO-1
So many of you will simply ask, is the build quality any different? I personally own the NM models, compared to the N

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model I thought the slide and frame work better together.

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I hope this helps you identify your Springfield Armory pieces. Like many of you, I'm a fan of this brand, despite their recent run ins with politics and foot insertions.

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