But not all Lend-Lease pistols have those markings at all.only the ones released by the British Govt. Some were marked "NOT BRITISH MAKE" and "RELEASED BRITISH GOVT. No Lend-Lease pistols were ever marked "Not British Make 1952". I agree the photography lacks, but the finish looks original to me. I think the stamped trigger is correct and original in this pistol at 1195742 in 1944.Ĭolt's never Du-Lite blued any of their M1911A1 pistols. There is a lot of overlap with the milled trigger and stamped trigger in this range. Everyone I've ever seen was stamped "Not British Make 1952" indicating when they were released and returned to the US.This Colt pistol is a 1944 pistol. In good light it should be a grey green color. At the point in production where this one was made in late 1943, all Colts were being parkerized and they weren't as dark as this one appears to be but that might be just a photographic problem.
Also it is also very dark and very late to be a dulite finish. This 1943 pistol has the stamped trigger which I don't think it should have. Also the price appears to be very high from my experience but Collectors Firearms in Houston is pretty well known for having fairly high asking prices on all their merchandise.
The British proofs appear on the barrel, slide and frame. Everyone I've ever seen was stamped "Not British Make 1952" indicating when they were released and returned to the US. Most that I have seen are in excellent or better original condition showing little if any use. In good light it should be a grey green color.īritish lend lease guns are not rare, they show up periodically and I believe that right now there are two on gunbroker.
This 1943 pistol has the stamped trigger which I don't think it should have.
#1943 wwii colt 1911 a1 military serial
As far as my understanding and the pieces I've seen, Colt didn't begin transitioning to stamped triggers, thin hammers, grooved mainspring and slide stops and stamped thumb safeties until the first block in 1944 which started with the 1609529 serial and then all the early features don't appear totally on all pistols until 1945, so there was use of some of the old parts until they ran out. In my opinion, based on what I've seen and guns in my own collection, this mid 1943 Colt should have all early features i.e., wide hammer, checkered thumb safety, slide stop, and mainspring housing as well as the one piece milled and checkered trigger.
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