Springfield Armory Model 1911 Pistol .45 ACP and A J Savage Munitions Co.

This pistol is a US government Springfield Armory frame that was manufactured in 1915. The pistol was rebuilt at the Armory and an A J Savage slide was used.
The A J Savage Co of San Diego California was awarded a contract in July of 1918 to manufacture 100,000 Model 1911 pistols. The war ended before they could complete the project. Some slides remain today. Take a closer look at this A J Savage slide with Springfield Armory frame.

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[nebseyer]

That frame is not made by Springfield Armory. It was made by Colt as replacement part and serial numbered in the suspended Springfield Armory assigned serial number block. If you look at the left side of the frame, it does not bear an Ordnance Inspector cartouche and the lettering style of the "United States Property" stamp is Roman, which is unique to Colt. Springfield and Remington UMC pistols sued Gothic style lettering.

[MrColt45acp]

@nebseyer Thanks for the correction. In reviewing the owner of the collections inventory sheet, I see it is listed as a Colt frame. It looks like I've got some more studying to do.

Damn those suspended serial number blocks!! lol

[ScubaOz]

Learing something new everyday from your channel. I had no idea that Colt during rebuilds used non Colt parts, I have hear of other companys doing so but not Colt, That is very interesting, thank you for the great videos!

[MrColt45acp]

@ScubaOz Hi Scuba,

The frame was manufactured by Springfield Armory and they used the A J Savage slide when the pistol was rebuilt at the Armory.  No Colt parts here.

Thanks for watching!

[OilTheGun]

Probably functions better than a Kimber, lol. Appreciate the History. The close ups look great.

[TNPviewer]

Interesting indeed, I love the old timer 1911's doesn't matter what make

[mikethenascarfan]

My dream gun is a world war 2 1911a1 blued

[cholugon]

Tengo una igualitaaa serie No. 114xxx,

[thebudgetarmory1]

Just curious, what's the rule on these 1911's in civilian hands? Was there a buyout option for returning GI's, or were they offered for outright civilian sale by the US government? I know that there were plenty of pistols that were 'accidently' stuffed into duffel bags, but I was wondering if there was another way that these pistols made it to the general marketplace. Another great vid, by the way!

[TheFordraptor16]

for a gun that is that old is in great shape. and looks like it was fired quiet a bit

[taofledermaus]

LOVIN' the new camera, the close-ups are beautiful!

[stripymccatpuss]

My granny got to 92......

Not in such great shape...