Military IssueSerial Numbers
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My apologies but I don't own any Military 1911s so I posted a picture of one of my 70 Series Commercial guns.
Back in 1980 I purchased one of the Remington Rand guns listed here. On the second day I owned it I experienced my one and only accidental discharge. Thank goodness there was no injury to life or limb and very little property damage. On day three I sold it with full disclosure about the incident.
The rarest is the 1942 Singer Sewing Machine gun.The Singer Sewing Machine company manufactured only 500 guns. It is not known how many still exist today but if you are one of the lucky owners of one of these guns, you know what a prize you have.
The serial numbers here are for Government Issue guns. If you have a Commercial gun, you will find those numbers here.
Year1912
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 1-500 |
| Colt USN | 501-1000 |
| Colt | 1001-1500 |
| Colt USN | 1501-2000 |
| Colt | 2001-2500 |
| Colt USN | 2501-3500 |
| Colt USMC | 3501-3800 |
| Colt | 3801-4500 |
| Colt USN | 4501-5500 |
| Colt | 5501-6500 |
| Colt USN | 6501-7500 |
| Colt | 7501-8500 |
| Colt USN | 8501-9500 |
| Colt | 9501-10500 |
| Colt USN | 10501-11500 |
| Colt | 11501-12500 |
| Colt USN | 12501-13500 |
| Colt | 13501-17250 |
Year1913
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 17251-36400 |
| Colt USM | 36401-37650 |
| Colt | 37651-38000 |
| Colt USM | 38001-44000 |
| Colt | 44001-60400 |
Year1914
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 60401-72570 |
| Springfield Armory | 72571-83855 |
| Colt | 83856-83900 |
| Colt USM | 83901-84400 |
| Colt | 84401-96000 |
| Colt | 96001-97537 |
| Colt | 97538-102596 |
| Springfield Armory | 102597-107596 |
Year1915
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 107597-109500 |
| Colt USN | 109501-110000 |
| Colt | 110001-113496 |
| Springfield Armory | 113497-120566 |
| Colt | 120567-125566 |
| Springfield Armory | 125567-133186 |
Year1916
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 133187-137400 |
Year1917
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 137401-151186 |
| Colt USMC | 151187-151986 |
| Colt | 151987-185800 |
| Colt USMC | 185801-186200 |
| Colt | 186201-209586 |
| Colt USMC | 209587-210386 |
| Colt | 210387-215386 |
| Colt USMC | 215387-216186 |
| Colt | 216187-216586 |
| Colt USMC | 216587-216986 |
Year1918
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt USMC | 216987-217386 |
| Colt | 217387-232000 |
| Colt USN | 232001-233600 |
| Colt | 233601-594000 |
| Remington USMC | 1-13152 |
Year1919
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Remington USMC | 13153-21676 |
| Colt | 594001-629500 |
| Unaccounted for | 629501-700000 |
Year1924
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 700001-710000 |
Year1937
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 710001-712349 |
Year1938
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 712350-713645 |
Year1939
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 713646-717281 |
Year1940
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 717282-721977 |
Year1941
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 721978-756733 |
Year1942
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 756734-800000 |
| Singer Sewing Machine | S800001-S800500 |
| Colt | 800501-801000 |
Year1943
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 801001-958100 |
| Union Switch & Signal Co. | 958101-1088725 |
| Colt | 1088726-1208673 |
| Ithaca Gun Co. | 1208674-1279673 |
| Renumbering at arsenals | 1279674-1279698 |
| Remington-Rand | 1279699-1441430 |
| Ithaca Gun Co. | 1441431-1471430 |
| Remington-Rand | 1471431-1609528 |
Year1944
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Colt | 1609529-1743846 |
| Ithaca Gun Co. | 1743847-1890503 |
| Remington-Rand | 1890504-2075103 |
Year1945
| Description | Range |
|---|---|
| Ithaca Gun Co. | 2075104-2134403 |
| Remington-Rand | 2134404-2244803 |
| Colt | 2244804-2380013 |
| Remington-Rand | 2380014-2619013 |
| Ithaca Gun Co. | 2619014-2693613 |
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