1911 Pistols manufactured for foreign Governments either in US or outside US.Commercial Colt Government Model, Ace, SM Ace, Super.US Military Issue M1911 and M1911A1 Pistols.
Whoever or whatever (the latter, presumably) marked it "00000" where the serial used to be, and "twelve" on the frame and slide (where it appears to obscure the original serial) wanted them to be permanent, I'll say that.Īs to the second, who and why, I would certainly be very keen to know, too, if I were Mike. I'm not a fan of this period, but the other, nazi markings (even the serial) on the guns I've seen have been very lightly marked. If I have the series pegged, it should be somewhere from M to W.Agreed, Jim, on both counts.Īs to the first, while flash photography can make some guns appear buffed, this gun looks to have lost all its markings in a refinish, save the deepest one, the top line of the nazi-era billboard. One non-Wiki source I googled said German controlled Radoms had serial numbers with a letter prefix. I am aware the gun is only worth what a collector is willing to pay.I'd be a lot more concerned about a serial number zero to five places than an obscure inspector's mark of 70 years ago. So I guess my best bet is to find a reputable gun appraiser to find out the true worth. The gun dealer which I mentioned in the original post agreed that it was in "Good" to "Very Good" condition for this model year with little pitting compared to others he has seen. From what I can discern, the pistol is made up of original parts. No one has stated anything on auction sites or others that describe this pistol about this other odd number. I have yet to find a site that states anything about the x?0180 number the gun dealer found. II, by Jan Still) Serial Number: K0064 Year of Manufacture: 1940-1944 Caliber: 9mm Parabellum Action Type: Single Action Semi-Auto Pistol with Removable Magazine Markings: The left side of the slide is marked F. From what I understand the D serial # is from the 1940 year. LSB: 180514WM02 Make: Fabryka Broni (Arms Factory), in Radom, Poland Model: VIS 35 (Vis is Latin for force) Grade II, Subvariation 1 (Axis Pistols, Vol. In your opinion then, since these two numbers do not match, it is a pieced together pistol? I have researched this gun for days and have found a ton of information on the history of the model. Click to expand.Out of curiosity, what three numbers do you see? I see two (D)5322 listed twice on the gun and a partial number I can't quite make out entirely under what I believe is the safety (I am by no means a gun expert): x?0180.
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