Colt Model 1911 serial number 12218 - This 1911 was part of a shipment of 500 guns shipped to the Commanding Officer, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois on November 7, 1912. Ferris' book on the Rock Island M1903 - he goes into some detail on these 'hybrids'. They make a lot of parts for them and in their deal with Colt they got Colt's original machinery for making 1911s. Army Medical Corps, over 40,000 Hospital Corps Knives were made at the Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA between 19, however, none have been found with the 1906 date. I can't, for the life of me, find the RIA web site. The pistol has the Colt high polish, ГўВЂВ¦ The M1911.ORG Forums Site, a discussion board for all you ever wanted to know about the M1911 (1911, 1911A1, M-1911) pistol, designed by the most ingenious gunsmith of all times, John Moses Browning. My serial number is RIA1310xxx and is was test fired on June 10, 2011. I realy like mine and think it is a real keeper. I'm curious to find out when it was made and I've heard I can do that through a manufacturers web site searching the serial number.

This is the standard 1911-A1 made by Armscor Precision International in the Phillippines for Rock Island Armory. This is one of the few Model 1911 Pistols completed by Colt in 1911.

I was surprised at all the great reviews of the Rock Island 1911. Ri51615 m1911-a1 gi 1911 9mm 5' parkerized/wood grip/fixed sgt Dimensions: 9.0875 inches overall with a 5 inch barrel.

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