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dcs shooters
I have a 1911 barrel with S&W on the right lug and M P on the left. It has a P in front of the lugs and the number 7791193 on top of the chamber. Can someone tell me when Smith&Wesson made 1911 barrels?
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  • dcs shooters
    I have a 1911 barrel with S&W marked on the right lugs and M P on the left. On top of the chamber is 45AUTO with 7791183 under.
    My question is, when was this barrel made?
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  • Hawk Carse
    Gil Hebard was selling them in the early 1970s, so they were already being released as surplus by then.
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  • beantownshootah
    Isn't Smith making them now?
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  • perry shooter
    The barrel you have is a replacement barrel made under MILITARY contract . The number on your barrel is a DRAWING number IE the military had a drawing giving the dimensions of each area of the barrel,for the maker to make their part to match .This was to give the FIT in relationship with All other parts of the pistol. These numbers were different every time the military wanted a different dimension. You may have Many makers Barrels with the same number . The military would Contract for a certain number of barrels and when the supply ran low they would put OUT FOR BID for another lot of barrels to be made.
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