'43 Ithaca M1911A1 Shipping Info Request

[jim-d]

Can anyone give production or shipping info on #880774 ?
Thank you

[gfguns]

Between July and November of 1943 but to get the exact shipping date it would take someone with a copy of the Ithaca shipping records that cover the period prior to May 24th 1944 which was prior to Ithaca shipping in consecutively numbered lots. Searching those records can be quite a chore. One thing I can tell you is that it is one of the 60,000 Ithaca pistols with serial numbers duplicated by Colt.

[Mikecp]

From Charles W. Clawson book.
Your pistol # 880774, July 8, 1943 to November 5, 1943
1st contract, March 25 1943 serial numbers 856405 to 916404, total shipped 1st contract 59,898. (six contracts in all.) Grand total, on September 7, 1945, all contracts 334,962.
Destination could be:
Raritan Ordnance depot Metuchen, NJ.
San Antonio Ordnance Depot San Antonio, Tx.
Augusta Ordnance Depot Augusta, Ga.
Benicia Ordnance Depot Benicia, Calif.
Rock Island Ordnance Depot Rock Island, Ill.

[jim-d]

Thank you gentlemen

[RALPH WESTWOOD]

Hi everyone! Sn 1212904? Ithacas are all US Army stamped? Destination from Ordnance depot above indicated?

[Johnny P]

Only the Model 1911 pistols through serial number 110000 that were shipped to the Navy were marked Model of 1911 U.S. Navy. After that all pistols regardless of destination were marked with the U.S. ARMY marking.

One of the early references notes that some Model 1911 pistols were originally marked with MODEL OF 1911 U.S.M.C., but this is totally false. This led to the marking being faked on more than a few Model 1911 pistols.

[RALPH WESTWOOD]

@Johnny P. Thank you very much! How can I find who belonged it or at least who was shipped Army, Navy, Usaf or others. It has double stamp on slide.

[Johnny P]

Unless someone notices your post and has the time to search through the records for your serial number, there is no other source.

[RALPH WESTWOOD]

What does the number on the right side of the trigger Guard mean? There is a 0.

[Johnny P]

Not sure on the Ithaca, but the number on the right side of the trigger guard on the Colt identified the assembler. Could be the same thing.

[RALPH WESTWOOD]

Thank you!