Your 1911 pistol was made by Remington Rand in 1944. Your slide is probably marked Colt.
however, the serial number denotes the gun manufacturer. Often when cleaning several 1911 pistols the parts are mixed when put back together as with putting a Colt slide on a Remington Rand frame.
the serial number is too HIGH for 1911 military pistols........
The M1911 is the military designation for John M. Browning's .45 caliber automatic pistol. He was employed by Colt Firearms, so the patent gives credit to Colt for this firearm.
age of the military 1911 is based on serial number................
Yes, the TSD Blowback-601 M1911 is fully automatic and it uses co2.
John M. Browning began working on, revising and perfecting the .45 caliber automatic pistol for the US military in the early 1900's. The first version was adopted for military use in 1911.
made by Ithaca in 1944
100-1000 or more depending on specifics
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
would need a serial number to answer the question.....................
1918
The Colt M1911 pistol entered service with the United States Army on March 29th, 1911. The Navy and Marines later adopted the pistol in 1913. Its formal designation was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911.
There's a list of serial numbers by year at http://ithacagunrepair.com/page5/page23/