When did the Colt 1911 patent expire?

John Browning filed for a patent on the 1911 on February 17th 1910 and it was issued on February 14th 1911[1], meaning that it expired on February 17th 1930.

When was the Colt 1911 available to the public?

March 29, 1911
When it got hot, it was dunked in water to cool it down. Despite this, it never jammed. The Colt 1911 was formally adopted by the US Army on March 29, 1911, and then by the US Navy and Marine Corps in 1913.

Are Colt pistols made in the USA?

Colt, which manufactures guns for the military, police and civilian customers, has designed and made firearms in Connecticut since 1847. The company’s success in the 19th and 20th centuries mirrored Hartford’s rise as a wealthy manufacturing center.

What’s the serial number on a Colt 1911?

1 Duplicate Serial Numbers: 2 Colt manufactured 60,000 pistols in the Ithaca serial number range (856405-916404), 41,696 in the Remington Rand serial number range (916405-958100), and 4,171 in the US&S serial number range (1088726-1092896). 3 Ithaca and Remington Rands where not manufactured or shipped in numerical order.

When did the Colt Government Model come out?

The Colt Government Model is the commercial version of the famous 1911 and 1911A1 that was invented by John M. Browning. The Colt Government model features a 5″ barrel with a 8 1/2″ overall length. A detachable magazine with a 7 round capacity. The Colt 1911 or Government Model started production in 1912 and the pre-

What is the serial number of a junior Colt?

Junior Colt .25 Junior Colt .22, .25 & Colt Auto Cal.25 from 1970 Kit .38 Special (.38 Special Caliber) Kit .38 Special (.45 ACP) Kit Conversion .45 – .22 Kit Conversion .22 – .45 Model 1900 Model 1902 Sporting Model 1902 Military* 1918-1929

When did the Colt 1911 G70 come out?

Colt introduced this model in 1970 as a newer version of the Model 1911A1. The major changes were a slightly heavier slide and a slotted collet barrel bushing. From 1970 to 1976 the serial numbers had a prefix of “70G”, from 1976 to 1980 they had a suffix of “G70” which changed to a prefix of “70B” from 1980…