Rare production of the M1911A1: "U. S. & S. CO. SWISSVALE, PA. U. S. A." on the left side of the slide, inscribed on the right side of the grip with: "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" and "M 1911A1 U. S. ARMY". Refurbished in the 1970s at Rock Island Arsenal with a grey parkerised finish for the Vietnam War. Valid German proof, collector's weapon. In 1943 United Switch & Signal received an order from the Pentagon to manufacture M1911 A1 pistols for the Colt system. However, only 55,000 pistols were manufactured out of the total order. The serial number range is documented from 1,041,405 to 1,096,404. Thus our gun with the given serial number also has an original Swissvale grip, which is significant in that the grips and slides were often interchanged in the course of internal army revisions. Interesting collector's item, condition II.
Category: Pistols