455 Colt pistols are from the LAC, 200 on 19th July 1915 (Serial Nos. In addition there was a further Air Service order (no contract number given) for 500 pistols shipped in October and November 1917 (Serial Nos. W29117-W47115) and Contract 94/P/1118 for 1,700 pistols shipped between 7th September 1916 and 6th April 1917 (Serial Nos.
Prior to this was Contract 94/P/952 for 500 pistols shipped on 26th June 1916 (Serial Nos. The 10,000 pistols quoted were from Contacts U.S.1139-MM67 (5,000 pistols and 15,000 magazines) and U.S.6755-MM264 (10,000 pistols and 30,000 magazines and cancelled in April 1919 after delivery of 5,000 pistols and 24,000 magazines). LF - your information is also incomplete.
#Colt model 1911 serial numbers serial numbers#
455 inch British contract pistol, W 9212, is incomplete as the serial numbers for the. Lord Reith, later Chairman of the BBC, was a small Arms inspector in the US but his number is not known. Later guns were inspected at the factory by british inspectors and had a Crown over "A" (for America) over a number. The early Colt deliveries were inspected at Enfield and had a Crown over "E" over inspector's number. It will not be an Enfield inspector since unlike in the US, British inspectors used a number not initials. What evidence is available suggests that the "JJ" stamp is indeed the initials of J.J.Goodbody. It seems likely that some were then purchased by the government from LAC for the Royal Navy.
These are not British government contract pistols, as they were ordered and paid for by the LAC, mainly for private purchase by officers such as your man. Beyond that it is now impossible to tell. These are the dates of shipments that include your serial number in the range shipped. 45ACP Colt serial No.13731 is in the "C" series and if so was shipped to the London Armoury Company, as you say, between 19th November 1914 and 22nd June 1915.
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