. Colt duplicated the following serial number blocks: 60000 pistols in the Ithaca range 804 41696 pistols in the Remington Rand range 900 4171 pistols in the US&S range. Return to Colt Auto Pistol Models Home. By 1894, the company was under exclusive control of Leroy Smith and George Livermore. Many of the company's assets were purchased by Ithaca Acquisition Corporation in 1987 and moved to King Ferry, New York, where it operated until May, 1996. Now, dba, Ithaca Gun Company of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Logitech wingman formula force gp software download. Military Issued 1911 Serial Number Tables This John Browning patent gun, Model 1911, was so named for the year it was officially adopted for use by the United States Army. The Browning design was so great, that it has been changed little in over 100 years of production.
This M1911A1 was manufactured by the Ithaca Gun Company in late 1943 according to historical records. The M1911A1 is a recoil operated, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol that has been chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol has been designed to operate as a single action firearm that utilizes an external hammer. The steel frame has a grey parkerized finish. The sight system includes a square blade front sight that is milled as part of the slide, and a square notch rear sight that is housed in a dovetail slot and drift adjustable for windage only. This pistol is fed by a single column 7 round detachable box magazine. The pistol utilizes a push button magazine release that is located on the frame at the bottom rear corner of the trigger guard. An empty magazine will easily eject from the pistol under its own weight. The pistol also features a thumb safety located at the rear of the frame behind the left grip panel. This sidearm weighs in at just about 2 1/2 pounds and has an overall length of 8.25 inches and a barrel length of 5.03 inches. This weapon does employ a slide hold open mechanism to inform the operator that the last round has been fired. The checkered grip panels are made of plastic and were manufactured by the Keyes Fiber Co.
John M. Browning came up with this pistol design which was formally adopted by the U. S. Army on March 29, 1911 and has been the standard issue side arm for the United States armed forces until 1985. Although the M1911A1 style of pistol is still being carried by some U.S. forces to this day.
When Ithaca started manufacturing the M1911A1 in December of 1942 the only other firm to be doing so at the time was Colt. Ithaca produced a total of about 382,000 pistols during WWII. When production started in 1942, the Ithaca company did not have the equipment to manufacturer many of the smaller parts for this pistol. As a result, they ended up receiving parts from other suppliers that included 6,200 WWI Colt receivers that Springfield Arms still had in storage along with numerous small components.
. Colt duplicated the following serial number blocks: 60000 pistols in the Ithaca range 804 41696 pistols in the Remington Rand range 900 4171 pistols in the US&S range. Return to Colt Auto Pistol Models Home. By 1894, the company was under exclusive control of Leroy Smith and George Livermore. Many of the company's assets were purchased by Ithaca Acquisition Corporation in 1987 and moved to King Ferry, New York, where it operated until May, 1996. Now, dba, Ithaca Gun Company of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Logitech wingman formula force gp software download. Military Issued 1911 Serial Number Tables This John Browning patent gun, Model 1911, was so named for the year it was officially adopted for use by the United States Army. The Browning design was so great, that it has been changed little in over 100 years of production.
This M1911A1 was manufactured by the Ithaca Gun Company in late 1943 according to historical records. The M1911A1 is a recoil operated, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol that has been chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol has been designed to operate as a single action firearm that utilizes an external hammer. The steel frame has a grey parkerized finish. The sight system includes a square blade front sight that is milled as part of the slide, and a square notch rear sight that is housed in a dovetail slot and drift adjustable for windage only. This pistol is fed by a single column 7 round detachable box magazine. The pistol utilizes a push button magazine release that is located on the frame at the bottom rear corner of the trigger guard. An empty magazine will easily eject from the pistol under its own weight. The pistol also features a thumb safety located at the rear of the frame behind the left grip panel. This sidearm weighs in at just about 2 1/2 pounds and has an overall length of 8.25 inches and a barrel length of 5.03 inches. This weapon does employ a slide hold open mechanism to inform the operator that the last round has been fired. The checkered grip panels are made of plastic and were manufactured by the Keyes Fiber Co.
John M. Browning came up with this pistol design which was formally adopted by the U. S. Army on March 29, 1911 and has been the standard issue side arm for the United States armed forces until 1985. Although the M1911A1 style of pistol is still being carried by some U.S. forces to this day.
When Ithaca started manufacturing the M1911A1 in December of 1942 the only other firm to be doing so at the time was Colt. Ithaca produced a total of about 382,000 pistols during WWII. When production started in 1942, the Ithaca company did not have the equipment to manufacturer many of the smaller parts for this pistol. As a result, they ended up receiving parts from other suppliers that included 6,200 WWI Colt receivers that Springfield Arms still had in storage along with numerous small components.
During the manufacturing process, a gentleman by the name of Harry Howland whom was employed by the Ithaca company designed a stamped trigger assembly which was later approved by the Ordnance Department. This stamped trigger assembly became known as the Yawman Trigger due to the fact that it was fabricated by the Yawman Metal Products Co. of Rochester N.Y. During any conflict and especially during a world war every one involved tries to produce weapons as fast as possible and as cheap as possible. Activar tuneup 2017. This Yawman Trigger was said to reduce the cost of the 1911A1 by 5 percent. Maybe Ithaca had these measures in mind as the pistols that they produced had the roughest finish of any of the 1911A1's produced during the war even though the company manufactured fine shotguns before WWII.
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LSB#: 140407TO02
Make: Colt
Model: 1911 A1
Serial Number: 911208
Year of Manufacture: 1943
Caliber: .45 ACP
Action Type: Single Action, Semi-Automatic with Removable Magazine
Markings: The left side of the slide is marked 'Ithaca Gun Co., Inc. / Ithaca N. Y.' The left side of the frame behind the trigger is marked 'FJA' and 'P' and marked at the front of the trigger guard with a '+' Ithaca proof mark. The 'FJA' mark is the final inspection mark of Lt. Col. Frank J. Atwood, inspector for Ithaca and Remington Rand. The right side of the slide is marked 'M 1911 A1 U.S. Army' and the top of the slide is marked with a 'P' proof in front of the rear sight. The right side of the frame is marked 'United States Property / No. 911208' and 'M 1911 A1 U.S. Army' and at the rear behind the grip panel with an Ordnance Inspection Stamp. The right front of the trigger guard is marked 'O'. The left side of the barrel lug is marked 'P' and the right side 'HS', identifying the barrel as one of the High Standard barrels supplied to Ithaca.
Barrel Length: 5'
Sights / Optics: The pistol is mounted with a square notched rear sight dovetailed into the slide and a short blade with a slight serrated ramp front sight fixed to the slide.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered reddish brown plastic. The checkering is sharp with a very minor mar on the left side of the grip. The grips rate in about Excellent condition.
Type of Finish: This pistol has a Parkerized finish.
Finish Originality: The finish is original.
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion in the bore.
Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 93% of its metal finish. There is thinning on the edges of the slide, frame, slide release and safety. The slide and frame each show a few light marks in the finish with a mark underneath the slide release and a long mark on the right side of the frame behind the grip. The barrel still has most of its bluing, but there is some thinning in the port area. The hammer checkering and safety serrations show light wear. The serrations on the mainspring housing, slide and slide release are sharp. The grip screws are sharp. The markings are clear, except for the Ordnance Inspection stamp on the right side of the frame, which was lightly struck. Overall, this pistol rates in about Fine condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. It has both a manual and grip safety and the trigger pull has a very small amount of creep. The slide is tight to the frame. We did not fire this pistol. The pistol has a lanyard ring on the bottom of mainspring housing.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with one blued 7-round magazine. It shows only light handling marks and is in Excellent condition. Also included are paperwork from its owner and a reproduction of his Air Medal. The paperwork consists of the discharge papers of Joseph John O'Hara Jr. and other paperwork showing he was a 2nd Lieutenant and navigator in the 369th Bombardment Squadron of the 306th Bomb Group, with references showing his squadron saw action on D-Day. His discharge papers show he received an honorable Discharge in 1975 as a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force and cited his previous service in the Army Air Corps during WWII, his various medals and training. The paperwork is in Excellent condition, except for the listing of airmen, which is a fuzzy copy and in Good condition. The medal is believed to be a replacement for his original medal, which was lost. It comes in a black plastic presentation case with gold trim marked 'United States / Of America' on the lid in gold letters. The inside of the lid is covered with white plastic and the bottom is covered with gray felt. Included in the case are the medal, with wrap brooch, a ribbon and lapel pin. The medal is a bronze compass rose of sixteen points that has a fleur-de-lis design in the top point. The front has an American Eagle, swooping downward and clutching a lightning bolt in each talon. The reverse has a raised disk on the compass rose, left blank for the recipient's name and rank. The ribbon has a broad stripe of ultramarine blue in the center flanked on either side by a wide stripe of golden orange, and with narrow strip of ultramarine blue at the edges. The case is in Excellent condition and the medal is in Fine condition with light tarnish.
Our Assessment: This is a U.S. Government marked Ithaca Model 1911 A1 pistol made in 1943 during WWII. It is in about Fine condition with a thinning on the edges of the slide and a few handling marks. It has its original finish and is correctly marked for a pistol made by Ithaca in 1943. The barrel is made by High Standard, who supplied Ithaca with barrels in that time frame. It has a great bore with sharp rifling. This pistol includes documentation on the original owner who served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 306th Bomb Group during 1944 and went on to become a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force, and a reproduction of his Air Medal. This is a highly collectable package. Ithaca produced fewer pistols that either Colt or Remington Rand during WWII, and you don't see very many in such good condition with the original finish. If the collectors don't jump on this one, it will be a long time before they see another documented package of a WWII 1911A1 Ithaca in this condition.
