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Offline clllclal

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ORIGINAL WWII COLT M1911
« on: July 02, 2004, 07:10:14 PM »
I am wanting to purchase an original Colt M1911 that was issued sometime in the WWII years.  Could anyone help me on the serial# range of these guns?  Also, does anyone know of a place that has a good selection of these?

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Chad

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colt numbers
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2004, 06:57:47 AM »
1940-mid 42 serial numbers are  717282-800000
late 42 to 43 are  #800501 to958100
1944 #s are 1609529 to 1743846
1945 #s are2244804 to2380013
These are the Colt numbers only,you could find govt. remarks also by colt
these numbers usually have an x as first digit.X1000 to X4385
Hope this helps you out.
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ORIGINAL WWII COLT M1911
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2004, 03:25:31 AM »
Check out "collectors firearms", they have a web site and usually have what you are looking for---they are proud, but, if you are looking for a particular piece this is a good source for a find.
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