First time poster on this forum, better known on the Carbine forum. I have a Colt made for the Argentines model of 1927.

'Ejercito Argentino'. From what I've been able to find out.

Colt made 10,000 of these for the Agentines at their Colt plant, here in the. Under the supervision of Lt. Col Raul Andreas Ara. I've taken plenty of pics while I have it torn down, trying to document any markings I can find.

This was passed on to me from my Father, who owned it for as long as I can remember. I believe the frt sight is not original, but other than that. Can anyone give me any more info and a possible value. I'm a novice when it comes to the.45's. I'll post some of the pictures and a link to my pic file. I appreciate your time. TIA Charlie-painter777 Link to photo file, Markings.

1A1 Argentina Army. Colt manufactured 1. I have a Colt made for the Argentines model of 1927. For 10,000 of the improved version of.

Guys, I just realized I didn't get a picture of the top/rear part of the frame, it is also stamped with a circled RA and a G. I know the circled RA stands for Lt Col Raul Adreas Ara.

A few parts are stamped with a circled R. What might the circled R stand for? What about the G?

In one of the pics you can see a C or G stamped inside the left groove of the slide. Also the picture showing the upper left grip screw hole. It has the number 20 at about the 9 'o' clock position, also a number 3 at the 3 'o' clock position. Any idea what these may stand for? I'm guessing the V with the small P inside it at the 6 'o' clock would be a Colt proof (?) Any thoughts are appreciated.

Regards Charlie-painter777. As to the G, Colt made it the practice to stamp military contract pistol frames, slides, and to some extent barrels, with a G (Government), and commercial sales pistols with an S at times when both contract and sales pistols were in production. Military contract pistols may be found with an S, and commercial sales pistols with a G, as Colt never threw anything away and routinely transferred parts between contracts.

In 1924 Colt had a contract for 10,000 of the improved version of the Model 1911, but receivers marked with a G are found up into the early 1930's on commercial sales pistols. During WWII Colt transferred a large quantity of completed commercial.45's to the military contract, along with a lot of parts already stamped with the S. While the commercial pistols had the blue finish sandblasted off, and were renumbered in the military serial number range, the parts mentioned still carried the S. Looks like a previous post was lost when the power here went off.

Anyway, that pistol is a bit unusual in having the serial number on the right side of the frame in script. They normally had no serial number at all in that position, and the true frame serial was under the mainspring housing. When the guns were brought back, the importer was required to number the frame, so the slide number was used, but the number stamp was in a different font. Snce the Argentines apparently used only the slide number for inventory and control, they placed little emphasis on keeping parts together and it is rare for the original frame number, under the MSH, to match the slide or added frame number. Painter777, could you look under the MSH and see if there is a number there and if it matches the slide number?

I would like to know what the value of my Colt M1911A1 Argentine Modelo 1927 which was produced in Argentina under contract from Colt shortly after 1928 during WWII. The pistol was manufactured by F M A P a reputable gun manufacturer in Argentina. Argentina first bought 10,000 M1911A1s from Colt before. I would like to know what the value of my Colt M1911A1 Argentine Modelo 1927 which was produced in Argentina under contract from Colt shortly after 1928 during WWII. The pistol was manufactured by F M A P a reputable gun manufacturer in Argentina.

Argentina first bought 10,000 M1911A1s from Colt before producing more under contract. The pistol is interchangeable with the M1911A1 made by Colt since it was produced to be just like the one's made by Colt under contract. It's serial number is 35367 so that tells me that is was one that was produced under the contract and not made in the USA by Colt.

The handgun is in fairly good shooting condition. This article second paragraph shows some of this information some of the other info I posted was found elsewhere. So if anyone knows what the value of this handgun is I would really appreciate any input. Thank You, Eric Weeks. Best Answer: You pretty much answered your own?, except for giving the worth of your weapon.

Your 1927 is neither a 'Colt', nor a M-1911A1. It is an Argentine Mod.1927, as you yourself stated. Naruto Shippuden 246 Vostfr Download. These pistols were made under license granted by Colt in 1928, and are not quite as good a quality as their U.S.

In fact, ANY of the U.S. Military 1911-A1's from WWI I are better than the Argentine clones.

The best quality examples of these 'furriners' are worth, at best, $250-300. I have both Remington-Rand and Colt series 70's, and I wouldn't trade either one for a 1/2 doz. Of these South American copies. Argentina has manufactured some good Colt clones. Your 1911 (actually 1911-A1) is a clone since it is manufactured to Colt specs but is not manufactured by Colt. Poison Greatest Hits Full Album Download on this page. The serial number is not especially low at 35,367.

If it is a Modelo 1927 (manufactured in 1928) it was not manufactured after WWII; it had to be after WW1. From all I've seen n read, these are good, solid utilitarian pistols (unless you got a real rough model). I've seen foreign Colt 1911 clones for as high a $400.

And as low as $150. I've been considering buying a Spanish 1911 in 9mm Largo but it is not in as nice a condition as I'd like and the asking price is $400, so I'll probably pass on it.

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