OT: USGI 1911A1 with German proofs

Johnny Peppers · 07-19-2002, 01:31 AM

Herb,
The mark you are seeing is an eagle head with the inspectors number under it. At approximately serial number 303,000 the practice of putting the initials of the Inspector of Ordnance for Springfield Armory assigned to the pistols manufacturer was changed to the eagle head with an inspectors number. The Inspector of Ordnance did not actually stamp each pistol, but was responsible for their production and acceptance for the government. The practice of using the eagle head with inspectors number continued until the end of production of the 1911 in early 1919. The pistols manufactured by Remington UMC will show both the initials of the Inspector of Ordnance and the eagle head as the engineering drawings designated where the initials were to go, and Remington complied.

07-19-2002, 01:31 AM	#13
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Herb, The mark you are seeing is an eagle head with the inspectors number under it. At approximately serial number 303,000 the practice of putting the initials of the Inspector of Ordnance for Springfield Armory assigned to the pistols manufacturer was changed to the eagle head with an inspectors number. The Inspector of Ordnance did not actually stamp each pistol, but was responsible for their production and acceptance for the government. The practice of using the eagle head with inspectors number continued until the end of production of the 1911 in early 1919. The pistols manufactured by Remington UMC will show both the initials of the Inspector of Ordnance and the eagle head as the engineering drawings designated where the initials were to go, and Remington complied.