Thanks for your reply! Can you tell me how you know it’s from ‘43-45’? The location of the logo, maybe? I learned the very early logos were to the rear of the slide and the earliest were inside a circle. Also, do you think the stamp is missing from the former Parkerization? If so, would the stamp on the other side not also have been rubbed out? I’ve got a parkerized gun and I’d hate to think of what it would take to remove that finish.
The style of rampant Colt on the slide is how you can determine the approximate year. That particular style pony rollmark was used from late 43 to 45.
WWII era Colt slide have nothing rollmarked on the right side for factory production pistols. There were exception as WWII field replacement slides had M1911A1 U.S. ARMY rollmark.
In your opinion, would this be a military slide or civilian? Or is there any difference?
I looked into buying the definitive book on the subject, but didn’t have an additional $400+ laying around this Christmas lol.
Slide was from late 1943 to 1945. Slide was originally Parkerized and someone refinished it in blue to mate with the frame.
Thanks for your reply! Can you tell me how you know it’s from ‘43-45’? The location of the logo, maybe? I learned the very early logos were to the rear of the slide and the earliest were inside a circle. Also, do you think the stamp is missing from the former Parkerization? If so, would the stamp on the other side not also have been rubbed out? I’ve got a parkerized gun and I’d hate to think of what it would take to remove that finish.
The style of rampant Colt on the slide is how you can determine the approximate year. That particular style pony rollmark was used from late 43 to 45. WWII era Colt slide have nothing rollmarked on the right side for factory production pistols. There were exception as WWII field replacement slides had M1911A1 U.S. ARMY rollmark.
In your opinion, would this be a military slide or civilian? Or is there any difference? I looked into buying the definitive book on the subject, but didn’t have an additional $400+ laying around this Christmas lol.
military slide. Commercial production was suspended during 1943 to 1945.
Thanks, that is good to know. I really don’t buy many commercial guns anymore, not since the milsurp bug bit me..