Unidentifed old 1911 frame information request

[zrunr]

I am looking for information on an old steel 1911 .45 frame. It has a Y and K stamped on alternate sides of the trigger guard and has a six digit serial number (27XXXX-X) plus a dash followed by a letter that looks like a C. Could this be a Federal Ordinance frame?

[Paul S]

It would sure be a lot easier for those in the know if you could post some good pictures.

[morrcarr67]

It would sure be a lot easier for those in the know if you could post some good pictures.

Gotta have pictures

I will tell you this though. It is not an old USGI frame. They did not have any letters in the serial numbers.

Also, seeing as you say there is a "dash" between the numbers and the "C" I do not believe this is a Colt frame.

[morrcarr67]

Definitely not a Commercial Colt frame. If you can; remove the slide and grips. Take pictures of both sides and make sure you get close ups of the "Y" and "K" stampings.

[wilshire1412]

I could be wrong but it looks exactly like the early post war Colt Government I sold a couple of months ago, mine even had the C suffix serial to note commercial. Colt did not stamp the name and address info on the frames until sometime late in the 1960's.

[AJAX22]

I want..... Want!

[morrcarr67]

I could be wrong but it looks exactly like the early post war Colt Government I sold a couple of months ago, mine even had the C suffix serial to note commercial. Colt did not stamp the name and address info on the frames until sometime late in the 1960's.

Did yours have a "-" dash between the numbers and the "C"? I've never seen Colt do that.

[wilshire1412]

Did yours have a "-" dash between the numbers and the "C"? I've never seen Colt do that.

Si!!!

[Mickey D]

Si!!!

Did someone place a bead of weld on the dust cover to 'tighten up' the slide/frame?

[wilshire1412]

Yeah, it had been welded. That one was a very good shooter even with the standard sights, the welds were not real bad but enough to ruin collector interest.

[Woodworker2]

Starting around 1950, Colt moved the "C" in the serial number to the end. Yours is from 1953 http://www.guncollectorsclub.com/1911.htm.

Here is a ad for a similar one: http://www.auctionarms.com/closed/di...temnum=8487698

[morrcarr67]

Wilshire1412. Thanks now I've seen one. Probably had before just didn't remember.