![]() ![]() ![]() This leads me to believe that the quantities produced for this agency were very small and not readily available for Clawson to document. The markings on your slide, POLICIA FEDERAL, is not listed and does not appear in the Clawson book. There were other pistols delivered to non-governmental agencies that did NOT contain the Argentinian crest on the slide. There were Crested guns marked for the Air Force (AERONAUTICA ARGENTINA), the Navy (REPUBLICA ARGENTINA MARINA DE GUERRA), and the Federal Police (C.F.S. Your slide is marked as being delivered to the Argentinian Federal Police. According to my Clawson book, these guns with the Argentinian crest were produced for official government issue to various government agencies such as the federal police. There is a gap of 1,999 guns, between SN 4551 that your gun seems to be a part of. I did see the caliber listed as 11.25mm and not Colt Cal 45 like the one below. Checking under the mainspring housing won't answer the questions on your slide, but photos of the left side would help. Here are some photos of the Hartford Colt that I have. I think I read something about discrepancies in the stamping of some of the earliest Argentinean guns, but I need to confirm all of the above. I think I remember that Colt only stamped the serial number under the mainspring housing and the Argentinean government stamped the italicized numbers on the barrel, slides, and frames upon receipt during inspections. What I need to research is the application of the serial numbers. The US manufactured slides would not have borne the caliber marking of 11.25mm or (D.G.M.F. These guns would have born the Argentinean crest on the right hand side, and the Colt rampant pony with patent dates on the left. ![]() Here are the serial numbers by year, along with the production numbers.Ĭlick to expand.I was going to comment on that, but wanted to do some research first.Īccording to records, No.#1 through #9,999 (or 10,000) were manufactured in Hartford Connecticut at the Colt factory and shipped to Argentina. ![]() Sistemas were built from 1945 to 1966, and represent one of the best deals available in a genuine GI 1911. It is also known as the Pistola Sistema "Colt" Modelo Argentino 1927, Calibre 11.25mm, which is basically a 1911 of 1927 vintage built on Colt equipment to Colt specifications. Production began at the Esteban de Luca Arsenal in Buenos Aires, with the first pistols actually being assembled at the Domingo Matheu plant in Rosario, Argentina in 1945. The Colt Sistema was produced by Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles (FMAP) in Argentina. ![]()
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