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Pistol - Colt Model 1911A1, 1943
Reg. No: ST 035251
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- Summary:
- Colt automatic pistol Model 1911A1, government model. Cal. .45 in. Pistol sectioned to expose mechanism.
Made under license by Union Switch & Signal, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serial number 1069500, 1943.
Union Switch & Signal was one of four contractors making Model 1911A1 pistols during World War II. - Description:
- Seven shot magazine located in butt. Chequered wooden grips.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from E. Millett, 1954
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 216 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | pistols american |
| Themes this item is part of: | Arms Collection, Samuel Colt, Gunmaker (1814-1862), Colt Firearms in Colonial Victoria, 1850-1900, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., Gunmakers, Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Primary Classification: | ARMS & ARMOUR |
| Secondary Classification: | Firearms |
| Tertiary Classification: | handguns |
| Inscriptions: | Stamped on frame "United States Property 1911 A1 No. 1069500", "U.S.& S. Co., Swissvale, PA, U..S.A." |
| Model Name/Number: | 1911 Colt A1 (Government Model) |
| Manufacturer: | Union Switch & Signal, Swissvale, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 1943 |
| Licensor: | Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, 1943 |
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