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  • c-j
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 359

    #1

    1911 barrel markings

    IMG_20150307_204645861.jpgWhat do I have here?
    The marking on the barrel hood is a R

    IMG_20150306_241904629.jpgIMG_20150305_233327021_HDR.jpgIMG_20150305_233211760_HDR.jpgIMG_20150306_241626784.jpg
    Last edited by c-j; 03-07-2015, 06:00.
  • stan4
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2013
    • 153

    #2
    Originally posted by c-j
    What do I have here?
    The marking on the barrel hood is a R

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]30105[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]30106[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]30107[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]30108[/ATTACH]
    c-j,

    I would have to get a better look at the R, (and the rest of the barrel).

    My WAG, with the pictures provided, is 1916 military.

    Best Regards,
    Last edited by stan4; 03-06-2015, 10:28.

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    • Johnny P
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 6260

      #3
      What would account for the R instead of the expected S on a 1916 barrel?

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      • stan4
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2013
        • 153

        #4
        A mistake. There are other than the expected S on 1916 barrels. Could be the inspector thought it was a H.?

        What do you think it is?

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        • Johnny P
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 6260

          #5
          I don't know what it is, but with only the P on the top of the chamber I would have expected an S on a 1916 Colt barrel. What are the others on a 1916 barrel with the P on the chamber?

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          • stan4
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2013
            • 153

            #6
            I also do not know. I would also expect an S --- with the P on top of the chamber. I have not examined a H --- with the P on the chamber. (We know there is a H --- with the P on the back of the lugs.) If it is a mistake, it could a mistake of the S (as well as a mistake of a H).? How many different barrels would be correct for a 1916 M1911?

            I was not sure it was a R, but the new picture clears that up. Have you seen this R used before? Do you think it is a Colt barrel?

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