Springfield 1911a1 Serial Number Search

Nov 17, 2009  My gun is serial numbered ' NM 145xxx '. I've been comparing it to my other 1911s and that old Springfield seems to have a ' harder ' steel. Seems to be thicker in all dimensions almost similar in weight and looks to the PRO model.

It is not a GI, because the GI does not have the crossed cannon stamping in that location. Not a Mil-spec either. What it looks like is one of the earlier Springers.before the whole 'GI, Mi-Spec, Loaded, Operator' naming began. Back when Colt and the horrible Auto Ordinance 1911s were pretty much the only games in town. It does appear to be one of those with some aftermarket sights and a replacement hammer. Another way to tell if it is an earlier Springfield is to remove those Pachmayr grips and examine the front strap of the frame.

The earlier Springers from the 80s or so, had a rather flattened front strap.not rounded as the Colt Govt. If you can compare your Springer to a Colt 1911 front strap and the Springer seems flatter and not as rounded.it is truly an early Springfield. You might call Springfield and give them the serial number and see what they say about mfg dates on the pistol. That is my guess.anyways. Not an Frankenstein but an early Springer with some mods. - brickboy240.

It is not a GI, because the GI does not have the crossed cannon stamping in that location. Not a Mil-spec either. What it looks like is one of the earlier Springers.before the whole 'GI, Mi-Spec, Loaded, Operator' naming began. Back when Colt and the horrible Auto Ordinance 1911s were pretty much the only games in town. It does appear to be one of those with some aftermarket sights and a replacement hammer.

Another way to tell if it is an earlier Springfield is to remove those Pachmayr grips and examine the front strap of the frame. The earlier Springers from the 80s or so, had a rather flattened front strap.not rounded as the Colt Govt.

If you can compare your Springer to a Colt 1911 front strap and the Springer seems flatter and not as rounded.it is truly an early Springfield. You might call Springfield and give them the serial number and see what they say about mfg dates on the pistol. That is my guess.anyways. Not an Frankenstein but an early Springer with some mods.

- brickboy240. Click to expand.This is the kind of help I was looking for, thank you. I actually just got off the phone with SA and they indicated that it left the factory Nov. 1990 and that at that point they had no special designations like they do today, just the Standard and Match. I'll go looking around, but while I'm here, does anyone have any knowledge that they can share about this generation of SA 1911s? I sorta like the aged factor that this has, along with the Wilson barrel, bushing and hammer, but if it were you, would you just buy a basic mil spec instead? I'm looking for a good candidate as a project gun, something to build up, but I'd like to know if I would have difficulty doing so with this model.

As always, thanks for any input! Click to expand.Ha, thanks. I don't own the gun yet, but have the opportunity to. I know it's a bit of a silly question, because it's still a 1911 and it's been around for 100 years, so it shouldn't be much different. Download magic data recovery pack 31 keys free. However, just with even Brickboy mentioning that the front strap may be flatter than what's seen on current models lends credence to the fact that there may be other differences as well.