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Old October 12, 2020, 09:29 AM   #1
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Remington-UMC US Army 1911 1918 Production

Here for your perusal is WWI Remington UMC .45ACP US Army Model 1911 pistol serial number 3345 which was shipped in October 28 1918 serial number range 511-4657 per report "Serial Numbers of .45 Colt Automatic Pistols Manufactured Under Contract # P4537-3338Sa, Remington Arms-UMC to Major Lee O. Wright, Ord. Dept. USA, July 26, 1923. Anyone know if additional shipping information such as receiving organization/unit etc is available?
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Old October 12, 2020, 09:31 AM   #2
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Old November 8, 2020, 12:21 PM   #3
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As far as I know, they generally didn't keep detailed records of which firearm went to a particular unit, just where the gun was shipped from the manufacturer. Occasionally SRS turns up a record of which gun went where. If you are a subscriber to their service, you can send them a email request and they will search their records for further information.

I have a 1917 Colt 1911 that I was able to find out via Clawson went to the C/O Philippine Ordnance Depot on April 18, 1917 and a 1918 Colt 1911 that shipped to the C/O Springfield Armory on March 28, 1918. However from there the trail grows cold and I haven't been able to find where they went from there.
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Old November 9, 2020, 11:11 AM   #4
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Thanks for the tip; Hightower; I'll check on SRS membership.
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