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I finally found a M1911 variant that I have been trying to acquire for a number of years, a Norwegian M1914. In 1917, the Norwegian government obtained from Colt the license to manufacture 1911 pistols and began producing them at Kongsberg Vapenfabrik, Kongsberg, Norway.
This pistol is dated 1922, serial number 2562 and since they were numbered sequentially starting at serial number 501 it is number 2062 out of 22,311 made before 1940. During the German occupation another 8,223 were produced making the total 30534. A further 2,319 pistols were assembled from existing parts after the war until production was halted at serial number 32854 in 1948.
Overall, I would rate this pistol at about 97+% of it's original blued finish. All numbers match on it including the barrel, barrel bushing, recoil spring plug, guide rod, grip safety, thumb safety, trigger spring housing and magazine release. The grips retain a significant amount of the original black paint.
There is a small area where some sort of stamp has been defaced, but you can still see them if you look closely.
This pistol is dated 1922, serial number 2562 and since they were numbered sequentially starting at serial number 501 it is number 2062 out of 22,311 made before 1940. During the German occupation another 8,223 were produced making the total 30534. A further 2,319 pistols were assembled from existing parts after the war until production was halted at serial number 32854 in 1948.
Overall, I would rate this pistol at about 97+% of it's original blued finish. All numbers match on it including the barrel, barrel bushing, recoil spring plug, guide rod, grip safety, thumb safety, trigger spring housing and magazine release. The grips retain a significant amount of the original black paint.
There is a small area where some sort of stamp has been defaced, but you can still see them if you look closely.
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