Springfield 1911a1 Serial Number Search

Recently i picked up a 1911 from Springfield. Believed it to be a Mil-Spec. Not that it matters much but after some research it appears i may have gotten a mixture of a GI and a mil. It a 2004 model- it has all the features of a gi. The thing that starts to throw me is the serial number. Its a WW serial which i was always told was a mil. It also has a throat polish.

Nov 10, 2008  If you find a NM serial number prefix, those markings are usually always absent and the 'GENESEO IL USA' rollmark still appears above the serial number on the frame. Understand this part- ALL Springfield Armory 1911A1 pistols start their life in the forge presses of IMBEL in Brazil. A special note about serial numbers and individual firearm research: Springfield Armory NHS has no records that reflect the disposition of individual firearms during or after their manufacture at the historic Springfield Armory. As a Federal military facility from 1794-1968, the Springfield Armory's records are, by law, maintained by the National Archive and Records Administration (NARA).

I was told the serial and the polish was a MIL. I have heard of a WW2 mil that came out- and i thought i may have on of those. Ill include some pics here(yes i did change the grips- it had the checkered US grips on it).

It looks like a GI model to me. When Springfield first introduced the GI model, it was called the 'GI Mil-Spec.' It is a basic copy of a WWII 1911 and is different than a regular Mil-Spec.

If your case has the SKU #PW9108L on it, and it does, it's a regular old GI model that was formerly referred to as GI Mil-Spec. Sorry you didn't buy what you thought you did. Mil-Spec's are N or NM. Actually, I don't doubt that Mil-Spec's have a serial number that starts with an N or a NM, but NM actually means that the gun was, for sake of arguement here, made in the USA. My Springfield TRP also sports an NM serial number. While not rare, Mil-Specs made in the US and bear the NM serial number are pretty desirable.

Mil-Spec is a term that technically applies to both models. Military specifications for the 1911 changed over the years. The GI is referred to as 'GI Mil-Spec' and the regular 'Mil-Spec' is just that. Yours is the GI model, WWII era military-specifications. There is another Springfield model, called simply the Mil-Spec, which meets the specifications of sometime around Vietnam and going right up until the 1911 was replaced by the Beretta M9. The 'Mil-Spec' has the following features that the GI does not have: higher profile 3-dot sights, high-hand grip(still not sure what this means, they look identical to me), beveled magazine well, polished feed ramp and throated barrel(supposedly feeds hollow-points better), lowered and flared ejection port, and slanted slide serrations.

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I'm getting ready to sell my old Springfield. I've learned that the NM serial number fetches a little more $ due to being made entirely in the US.

I've also read this isn't true. Any advise would be appreciated for a fair selling price. It's a 1911-A1, parkerized with dim night sights. I had my smith work on the trigger back in the day so it's pretty crisp at about 4lbs. He also polished the ramp and I recently installed new Wilson springs.

Round count is around 5-600, never really used it much, been a HD gun because it's very reliable. Serial #NM53642. I have the original plastic grips around here somewhere. Has the old blue and white box with all the paperwork and cleaning brush. Couple of years ago, Springfield discontinued all they N models and production of it. They are also keeping quiet about where they currently source their frames (they used to be open about this). Today's Mil-Spec are all NM at around $750 (high), less if you shop/sales around.

Holidays sales makes a tough PPT market. Sights, trigger job, polish, and spring, on a Springfield wound be a wash for me in this case. One thing unique about the older ones are the carbon steel barrel and bushing, as Springfield changed them both to a stainless finish on all their production 1911's currently.

Does the NM add value in the used market, you will never know because a buyer will never say so, haaa. Yes, is not even that much to think about it.:eek: That Smith makes a full size 1911 like tiny.:eek. NM @ the beginning of serial means its born in American. I believe now the case is that most lowers are forged in brasil then sent back north for finishing and assembly.

Or something like that. Edit: my mc operator is a 'NM' and tbh it does not suprise me that i have NEVER had a misfeed or FTF with my firearm. These are firearms which were made in relatively smaller batches compared to what can be pumped out downsouth. This means more attention to detail. With that being said though, ive shot a BRASIL MADE TRP and it was perfect. NM @ the beginning of serial means its born in American.