1924 transition recoil spring

[gfguns]

Hi all
I noticed today that my 1924 Colt 1911A1 pistol serial number 700055 has a recoil spring that is twisted right to left the opposite of what I am used to in Military Pistols. I have to twist the plug on to the left which is how I became aware of it. Has anyone else here ever seen this in a military pistol?

Thanks Greg

[gfguns]

By the lack of reply's here it looks like I have a recoil spring that is not correct for the pistol. I have been collecting 1911's for 10 years and this is the first I have seen including Colt and all other Military Contract manufactures 1912 to 1946.

[Johnny P]

When I first read your post my immediate thought was that the spring came from something else. But, lo and behold, when I checked my early 700500 range pistol I found that it had the same type of reverse twist recoil spring. Maybe they ran the spring machine backwards a few days before they caught it.

http://i58.tinypic.com/amuuxv.jpg

[gfguns]

I think your recoil spring is right hand twist and mine is left unless I am looking at them wrong.

27903


Another interesting picture shows the numbered slide

27908

http://i58.tinypic.com/331ho3o.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/hx9bnb.jpg

[Johnny P]

Got out a few recoil springs and found this. Maybe there was just a mix of right and left twist springs. All appear to be unused.

Love the numbered slide Transition. That must be one of the very last with the numbered slide.

http://i57.tinypic.com/dwcdmv.jpg

[gfguns]

Thanks Johnny, thats good to see. I appreciate you going to the trouble to settle this piece of minutiae.
What is the highest numbered and lowest unnumbered slide you have observed on the 1924's? The highest I remember seeing before 700055 was in the high 700020's.
Greg

[stan4]

Thanks Johnny thats good to see. I appreciate you going to the trouble to settle this piece of minutiae.
What is the highest numbered and lowest unnumbered you have observed on the 1924's? The highest I remember seeing was in the high 700020's.
Greg

I think I saw #21, and as I recall it had a numbered slide (and other commercial features?).

[Johnny P]

Thanks Johnny, thats good to see. I appreciate you going to the trouble to settle this piece of minutiae.
What is the highest numbered and lowest unnumbered slide you have observed on the 1924's? The highest I remember seeing before 700055 was in the high 700020's.
Greg

Greg,

Thought I had a list of the early Transitions, but don't find it. I remember some of the early pistols having a zero that looked more like a lower case o than a 0.

JP

[gfguns]

Thanks for checking. I have not seen but maybe one other #'d slide 24. I was told by another experienced collector that the slide numbering resembled those of the commercial pistols which were smaller.

[gfguns]

Here are a couple examples of 1924 numbered slides

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27928