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Colt M1911 No. 403 Shipped February 15, 1912 as one of the 1st (500) M1911 pistols ever produced.

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Smith & Wesson M1917 No. 124 with features seen only on the earliest examples

While there, see many other collectible military and commercial pistols and revolvers made by Colt, Smith & Wesson, High Standard, GM Guide Lamp, as well as foreign manufactured licensed copies of the Colt M1911 and M1911A1 pistols. Also see foreign pistols captured by U.S. troops during WWI and WWII and various collectible parts, accoutrements and militaria.

Compare the differences in finish, markings and components on M1911, M1911A1 and other items.

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Rare Colt M1907 Trials Pistol No.14 used by Buffalo Soldiers of Troop K, 10th Cavalry in Phillipine Islands 1908-1909

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1943 Colt Commando with 2' bbl. used in Pacific Theatre during WWII.

North American Arms s/n 77

North American Arms s/n 77 left North American Arms s/n 77 right NAA s/n 77 top of slide NAA s/n 77 rear sight and top of hammer with no checkering NAA s/n 77 ejection port and top of barrel chamber NAA s/n 77 half moon front sight NAA s/n 77 back strap view NAA s/n 77 bottom view NAA s/n 77 muzzle end of barrel and bushing NAA s/n 77 front grip strap view NAA s/n 77 slide address NAA s/n 77 no Ordnance Final Inspection NAA s/n 77 controls left rear view NAA s/n 77 serif style serial number and thumb safety NAA s/n 77 left side double-diamond stock NAA s/n 77 left side double-diamond stock NAA s/n 77 right side double-diamond stock and NO lanyard loop NAA s/n 77 right rear view hammer profile and pins NAA s/n 77 right side magazine lock, trigger guard area and NO markings NAA s/n 77 right side profile half-moon tapered front sight NAA s/n 77 right side profile U-notch rear sight NAA s/n 77 crude surface preparation on top of receiver NAA s/n 77 surface preparation on blue finish bullet feed ramp NAA s/n 77 surface preparation in recoil spring housing of receiver NAA s/n 77 left side stock removed NAA s/n 77 NO heart-shaped cutouts, in-house production marking on receiver NAA s/n 77 serif style serial number on receiver, slide and trigger NAA s/n 77 double-diamond walnut stocks NAA s/n 77 back sides of personalized original NAA double-diamond stocks NAA s/n 77 back side of mainspring housing NAA s/n 77 thumb safety, grip safety and cocked hammer NAA s/n 77 back side of thumb safety NAA s/n 77 grip safety removed NAA s/n 77 back side of grip safety removed NAA s/n 77 sear spring outside view removed NAA s/n 77 sear spring inside view removed NAA s/n 77 hammer, hammer strut and pin removed NAA s/n 77 sear and disconnector removed NAA s/n 77 sear, hammer and mainspring housing pins removed NAA s/n 77 magazine release button and magazine lock view 1 NAA s/n 77 magazine release button and magazine lock view 2 NAA s/n 77 serif style serial number on trigger, receiver and slide NAA s/n 77 trigger removed NAA s/n 77 detail-stripped receiver left view NAA s/n 77 detail-stripped receiver right view NAA s/n 77 barrel bushing variation front view NAA s/n 77 barrel bushing variation profile view NAA s/n 77 recoil spring plug NAA s/n 77 recoil spring removed NAA s/n 77 recoil spring guide NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber and lug left side NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber and lug right side NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber and lugs bottom view NAA s/n 77 smooth transition from chamber to bore bottom view NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber top view NAA s/n 77 disconnector cutout on unmarked bottom side of slide NAA s/n 77 slide complete rear view NAA s/n 77 slide rear view with firing pin stop removed NAA s/n 77 matching wear patterns on firing pin stop and rear of slide NAA s/n 77 firing pin and firing pin spring NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine right side NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine left side NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine follower NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine base NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine base toe top view NAA s/n 77 extractor removed NAA s/n 77 crude surface preparation on extractor NAA s/n 77 original NAA serrated M1911 style slide stop NAA s/n 77 with rare, unknown maker vintage holster from Canada with Mills parts NAA s/n 77 holster rear view NAA s/n 77 holster front view NAA s/n 77 holster Mills marking NAA s/n 77 holster fastener male stud NAA s/n 77 holster fastener female keeper NAA s/n 77 holster belt loop with old verdigris in place NAA s/n 77 holster Mills fitting with crude attachment

North American Arms s/n 77 left

North American Arms s/n 77 right

NAA s/n 77 top of the slide

NAA s/n 77 rear sight and top of hammer with no checkering

NAA s/n 77 ejection port and top of barrel chamber

NAA s/n 77 half moon front sight

NAA s/n 77 back strap view

NAA s/n 77 bottom view

NAA s/n 77 muzzle end of barrel and bushing

NAA s/n 77 front grip strap view

NAA s/n 77 slide address

NAA s/n 77 no Ordnance Final Inspection

NAA s/n 77 controls left rear view

NAA s/n 77 serif style serial number and thumb safety

NAA s/n 77 left side double-diamond stock

NAA s/n 77 left side double-diamond stock

NAA s/n 77 right side double-diamond stock and NO lanyard loop

NAA s/n 77 right rear view hammer profile and pins

NAA s/n 77 right side magazine lock, trigger guard area, and NO markings

NAA s/n 77 right side profile half-moon tapered front sight

NAA s/n 77 right side profile U-notch rear sight

NAA s/n 77 crude surface preparation on top of receiver

NAA s/n 77 surface preparation on blue finish bullet feed ramp

NAA s/n 77 surface preparation in recoil spring housing of receiver

NAA s/n 77 left side stock removed

NAA s/n 77 NO heart-shaped cutouts, in-house production marking on receiver

NAA s/n 77 serif style serial number on receiver, slide and trigger

NAA s/n 77 double-diamond walnut stocks

NAA s/n 77 back sides of personalized original NAA double-diamond stocks

NAA s/n 77 back side of mainspring housing

NAA s/n 77 thumb safety, grip safety and cocked hammer

NAA s/n 77 backside of the thumb safety

NAA s/n 77 grip safety removed

NAA s/n 77 back side of grip safety removed

NAA s/n 77 sear spring outside view removed

NAA s/n 77 sear spring inside view removed

NAA s/n 77 hammer, hammer strut and pin removed

NAA s/n 77 sear and disconnector removed

NAA s/n 77 sear, hammer and mainspring housing pins removed

NAA s/n 77 magazine release button and magazine lock view 1

NAA s/n 77 magazine release button and magazine lock view 2

NAA s/n 77 serif style serial number on trigger, receiver and slide

NAA s/n 77 trigger removed

NAA s/n 77 detail-stripped receiver left view

NAA s/n 77 detail-stripped receiver right view

NAA s/n 77 barrel bushing variation front view

NAA s/n 77 barrel bushing variation profile view

NAA s/n 77 recoil spring plug

NAA s/n 77 recoil spring removed

NAA s/n 77 recoil spring guide

NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber and lug left side

NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber and lug right side

NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber and lugs bottom view

NAA s/n 77 smooth transition from chamber to bore bottom view

NAA s/n 77 unmarked barrel chamber top view

NAA s/n 77 disconnector cutout on unmarked bottom side of slide

NAA s/n 77 slide complete rear view

NAA s/n 77 slide rear view with firing pin stop removed

NAA s/n 77 matching wear patterns on firing pin stop and rear of slide

NAA s/n 77 firing pin and firing pin spring

NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine right side

NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine left side

NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine follower

NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine base

NAA s/n 77 unmarked two-tone magazine base toe top view

NAA s/n 77 extractor removed

NAA s/n 77 crude surface preparation on extractor

NAA s/n 77 original NAA serrated M1911 style slide stop

NAA s/n 77 with rare, unknown maker vintage holster from Canada with Mills parts

NAA s/n 77 holster rear view

NAA s/n 77 holster front view

NAA s/n 77 holster Mills marking

NAA s/n 77 holster fastener male stud

NAA s/n 77 holster fastener female keeper

NAA s/n 77 holster belt loop with old verdigris in place

NAA s/n 77 holster Mills fitting with crude attachment

 

NAA...Rarest of all U.S. M1911 WWI Contract Pistols

One of only 100+/- ever produced by North American Arms (Quebec, Canada). Consecutively serial numbered to the N.A.A. pistol s/n 78 in the Citidel Museum in Quebec City. North American Arms was contracted by the United States Government to manufacture U.S. military M1911 pistols for World War I in 1918. WWI ended and the contract with NAA was suspended in December 1918. NAA, at the time the contract was suspended, was in pre-production, having not delivered any completed pistols to the United States.

In 1920, NAA presented a pistol in the hearing for the settlement between the United States and Canadian war manufacturers. It is undetermined what sum of money NAA may have received for their part in wartime production. NAA retained full rights and control of the few toolroom prototypes they had produced.

The North American Arms pistol is extremely rare and highly desirable. See the full-size 1024x768 images of the pistol in the Gallery. This pistol is entirely original finish, unlike most known examples. The barrel is original and all serial numbers match. All correct parts.

A truly rare and desirable example.

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