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Weird Colt 1911 .22 Conversion
MG1890
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Colt marked slide, frame had a 6 digit serial number, no letters, no other markings. Very nicely made and blued finish, nothing buffed off from the frame, just never had a manufacturer marking. Serial number was like 200356.
Possible Colt lunchbox gun?
Possible Colt lunchbox gun?
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Neal
EDIT: GCA68 does not require that the SN identify the manufacturer, although Ruger uses it to identify the model. It's easy to swap parts on a 1911-type gun, & often there is no way to identify the maker of the slide. It would have been interesting to ask the seller what manufacturer's name he entered in his bound book. Odds are, it was made by Armscor of the Philippines.
So many clones have been made in the last 40 years. No telling who/where, it was made?
If the manufacturers markings are on the slide of a clone. I don't believe there are any requirements, for anything other than the SN to be on the frame.
Possible photos?
Neal
No, it was at the show.... For $600 I could have gotten photo's, didn't care for the unnamed frame. Sorry.
Edit: I think it must have been a pre 1968 frame, otherwise the GCA of 68 would have dictated a letter to identify the manufacturer in the serial number..
"BACK IN THE DAY" for Bulls-Eye shooters shooting REVOLVERS in the CENTERFIRE stage of Bulls-Eye matches. It was hard to get the 38special to feed out of a Magazine if one wanted to use a SEMI auto pistol Thus the 38AMU. I have a number of pre war 38 super pistols that were converted to 38 Special by old school Pistol smiths Like John Giles and DINAN. Great pistols ALBEIT of less value today than one that was left as shipped from factory. Would love to see pictures of yours EDIT I do have some factory marked AMU Magazines