Here's a reference to Colonel Robert Sears and the serial number range of guns he inspected. While the book has a disclaimer regarding the accuracy/inaccuracy of the serial numbers list, it jibes with some of the other things I have found online:ฤก941 - 721978-756733 - Colt - 34756 (total produced) The serial number is 740XXX, and it's marked 'R.S.' on the frame on the left side underneath the slide stop. Based on the serial number and markings, it would appear that mine was made by Colt in 1941. 45 Auto Handbook" (published 1980) and I started digging through the chapter on identification. I was fiddling around reading through "Hallock's. Although it most certainly has been modified somewhat, I now believe that the slide and frame belong to the same gun, and are not random parts like I had thought, although I'm still not positive about the identification and I'd like some help from you guys out there who are really knowledgeable about 1911 collecting. 45 online several times and I've referred to it as a "Franken-45" that I had thought my Dad had put together out of parts.
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