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Colt Model 1911 of U.S. Army
Serial Number 2362
Model of 1911 U.S. Army serial number 2362 (circa. 1912)  Pistol features early high polish finish and fire blued small parts.   This pistol was one of 350 shipped April 25, 1912 in the seventh shipment to Springfield Armory. Since numbers 501 - 1000 and 1501 - 2000 went to the Navy, this is the 1362nd pistol shipped to the Army.
 
SN Range Shipped To Shipping Date
1 - 50 Springfield Armory January 4, 1912
51 - 100 Springfield Armory January 18, 1912
101 - 300 Springfield Armory February 3, 1912
301 - 500 Springfield Armory February 15, 1912
501 - 1000 U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn March 7, 1912
1001 - 1200 Springfield Armory March 21, 1912
1201 - 1500 Springfield Armory March 22, 1912
1501 - 2000 U.S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn April 10, 1912
2001 - 2150 Springfield Armory April 16, 1912
2151 - 2500 Springfield Armory April 25, 1912
On the earliest examples, the serial number was located on the forward right side of the frame.

Left side.  This example bears the ordnance mark W.G.P., for Major Walter G. Penfield, in the form of a monogram stamped on the left side of the frame above the magazine release.  Penfield inspected these pistols from January 2, 1911 - September 30, 1914.  Serial numbers of Model 1911 pistols inspected 1 - 101500.
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