Colt slide-frame

[Whitpusmc]

I have a 1917 Colt Frame, trying to find a correct early slide with a parkerized finish. But not in a hurry.

My dad was able to swap his Ithaca Frame / Colt slide to the correct Ithaca slide with a face to face meeting with another CMP buyer. I then bought a RR slide to correct my wife’s RR frame. We kept the replacement slide that came off it

[82Trooper]

Just a thought...
If you are interested in selling the Colt slide..I would like to look at it. I have a Colt frame with a replacement GI slide.

[Tothemax]

For those of you who don't check in on my other thread, I think we got our first match this morning! If it's true, it was worth all the work. I'd love to see a FOIA on both guns too get some more history on them.

http://forums.thecmp.org/showpost.ph...&postcount=131

[Phil McGrath]

Just saw that, are you working on making the love connection?

[Tothemax]

Originally Posted by Phil McGrath

Just saw that, are you working on making the love connection?

Both parties have been messaged. Where it goes from there is on them

[BHillman]

That match was for Colt frame 2260198 and Colt slide 883675...did they even number slides in the 2 millions? I don't have a need to sell or match as the service grade I received is in pretty nice condition. 1943 slide on a 1945 1911 works great for me.

[Phil McGrath]

Originally Posted by BHillman

That match was for Colt frame 2260198 and Colt slide 883675...did they even number slides in the 2 millions? I don't have a need to sell or match as the service grade I received is in pretty nice condition. 1943 slide on a 1945 1911 works great for me.

Hmmmm I think late 43 the practice of numbering slides at Colt stopped so this would be for Colt 883675

[Tothemax]

Correct

[wilki]

Originally Posted by Tothemax

For those of you who don't check in on my other thread, I think we got our first match this morning! If it's true, it was worth all the work. I'd love to see a FOIA on both guns too get some more history on them.

http://forums.thecmp.org/showpost.ph...&postcount=131

Here is the FOIA for 883675.

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated
October 29, 2022, reference number AMC FOIA # FP-23-001941/FA-23-0131. The
request is for ownership history on a M1911A1, Caliber .45, Pistol serial number
883675.
The following Information was found in the Department of Defense (DoD) Small
Arms/Light Weapons Registry for a M1911A1, Caliber .45, Pistol NSN: 1005-00-726-
5655, Serial Number 883675. The records for this weapon are listed below in
chronological order:
1. 10 August 2010 - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)-Crane, Crane, Indiana
received the weapon from Anniston Munitions Center, Anniston, Alabama.
2. 06 March 2011, 03 December 2011, 19 January 2013, 07 March 2015, 01 May
2016, 05 March 2017, 04 June 2017, 31 March 2019, 26 April 2020, and 25 April
2021 - Army General Supply (Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) Stock
Records), Anniston, Alabama performed reconciliations on the weapon.

I am currently waiting for responses from the Navy and NSWC-Crane. I will share what I get.

Wilki

[wilki]

Originally Posted by BHillman

That match was for Colt frame 2260198 and Colt slide 883675...did they even number slides in the 2 millions? I don't have a need to sell or match as the service grade I received is in pretty nice condition. 1943 slide on a 1945 1911 works great for me.

I received service grade Colt frame 883675 with a post 1943 un-numbered slide. I too am very happy with the condition and don't feel the need to try and match the slide. Even if I did want to match it wouldn't fix the replacement Safety, MS housing and barrel. I feel like I am in this pistol deep enough.

As a side note the pistol was tagged as a Ithaca frame but as soon as I looked at it I saw the S/N font, GHD inspecter stamp and the G on the top of the frame I knew it was one of the pistols that Colt duplicated the S/N on in 1943.

Wilki