M1911 A1/ 1911 ??
I have inherited one, and it is a mix of parts. This is not curious, after reading up it.
Here are a couple facts.
The slide is marked as a US&S.
There is a "P" proof mark on the top of the slide that is centered in front of the rear sight.
The ser. # is 230330 which dates from 1917-1918 as well as the JMG monogram. Also has the milled long trigger. So this is a M1911 Colt receiver.
The way I understand it, when production started in 1943 for the US&S, some parts were used/interchanged to make up for tooling/parts deficiencies.
Now with the placement of the "P" proof mark centered on top of the slide it tells me that this slide is from a later model. ( ser# 1082000 to end of production)
So this may show it to be a pistol cobbled together later in life and not from production start. This would never be worth what a 'all US&S' would be, but what value would it have? Condition is good.
Thanks for your help.
Here are a couple facts.
The slide is marked as a US&S.
There is a "P" proof mark on the top of the slide that is centered in front of the rear sight.
The ser. # is 230330 which dates from 1917-1918 as well as the JMG monogram. Also has the milled long trigger. So this is a M1911 Colt receiver.
The way I understand it, when production started in 1943 for the US&S, some parts were used/interchanged to make up for tooling/parts deficiencies.
Now with the placement of the "P" proof mark centered on top of the slide it tells me that this slide is from a later model. ( ser# 1082000 to end of production)
So this may show it to be a pistol cobbled together later in life and not from production start. This would never be worth what a 'all US&S' would be, but what value would it have? Condition is good.
Thanks for your help.
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There are many ways that a mixed parts pistol came to be. Group cleaning by soldiers, replacement of damaged parts during arsenal rebuild, or assembly by a civilian completing a project gun.
A pistol with an arsenal manganese phosphate finish & arsenal stamp might be worth $100-200 more than an obvious parts gun. Yours would be worth the same as any other mixed parts pistol with similar barrel, finish, & wear. A US&S slide that has been parkerized has no greater value than any other make refinished slide.
Neal
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Hello Brent your pistol has TWO markets #1 is someone that wants a SHOOTER "parts gun" and #2 a person that collects 1911 parts of all makes and vintages. on the hope that he can use one or more of the parts of your pistol to complete one of his pistols that is missing one original part. The Story of U.S.S.S. using WW I parts is at best a far stretch and most likely an attempt to make the parts gun sound more desirable . It would take many up close and in focus pictures of each and every part from all angles to get top dollar for your parts from the person that collects parts to restore mis-matched pistols. Cheers Perry Shooter. 0 -
thanks guys.
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