Call S&W and they will tell you when it left the factory.
@ 1884
Rifle or pistol?
@1914
@ 1972
age of the military 1911 is based on serial number................
Rifle or pistol?
Need to know the caliber in order to answer.
No published sn data
p no way to tell caliber from just the sn.
@94 yrs old
somewhere around 1973
Old catalogs