At about s/n 935,000, the G mark was eliminated due to the suspension of commercial sales on Januby order of the United States Government thus removing the requirement to differentiate if the barrel was for government contract or commercial sales. The "G" stamp started to appear on the bottom of the barrel forward of the lugs at serial 711,000 and represented it is a "Government" contract barrel this stamp was was present until around May 1943. However it is likely that barrels started in the white. Full bluing in the military style began at or near the end of 1937 production.” At this point, insufficient pistols have been examined to determine the point when full bluing occurred and the chamber area was no longer in the white. Clawson mentions “Top of barrel chamber bright unfinished, the same as commercial barrels. These barrels are blued with a semi-matte semi-reflective finish. A “P” mark will be applied to the left lug. 45 AUTO” marking on the chamber area, along the axis of the barrel, at about 7:30 O’clock, when the barrel is viewed from the rear, with the lug down. Colts from serial #710001 to serial #712349 (1937 production) will have barrels with a Gothic “COLT. But as I recall it looked altered.Here are the barrel markings on my 1914 Canadian Colt looks like it's a military-marked WWII barrel with the Birmingham proofs I've seen many of the WWI 1911s updated with WWII military marked barrels. I have seen a picture of one only, not the real thing. The military renumbered a series of pistols after production ended and they have an X prefix and there are records of them. That being said, this doesn't look to me like it was re numbered by a government agency. But, many states also note such laws and they are usually found in the Statutes that govern auto theft much like Colorado. The laws making it illegal to possess that Johnny is referring to is Federal. Also, It applies to any/all items which were serial numbered from a manufacturer. The statutes allowing this in Colorado are found in the Auto Theft section of the CRS. This happens on a semi-regular basis for automobiles, both due to illegal activities and also due to legal reconstruction through salvage. If it is recovered and the number revealed by acid restoration techniques, it can be returned to the owner or insurance company and then possibly renumbered for legal use. One extraordinary circumstance is when a weapon is stolen and it's number either damaged or removed by the thief. So renumbered items are not necessarily a felony to possess. In Colorado they will be marked with a Colorado ID number. But when things are renumbered due to extraordinary circumstances, they are marked in such a way as to make it unmistakable that they have been so marked. Usually, it falls under the auto theft statutes. Firearms like automobiles occasionally get damaged and can in some states be renumbered by the State.
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