GuitarmanNick
Ultimate Member
Turning to the collective for information I have been unable to find. Trying to figure out when a 1911 was made to determine if I should list it in my Bound Book. I think it is getting close to 50, if not already.
It is an Essex frame. The serial number is 15xx which I know is early production. Post war Colt slide, WWII barrel that was likely in an issued pistol. The workmanship on the build is absolutely perfect. Great fit on everything. No idea who built it as I acquired it privately many years ago and never thought to check on it's date of manufacture, until recently.
I have found some forum posts on the internet that suggest it may have been made early in the 70's if not before, based upon the serial numbers listed in the posts on Essex frames.
Essex was purchased by Iver Johnson and they have no records on anything before 2003.
I am hoping that some here may have a similar Franken 1911 on an Essex frame, and can help me determine it's age. If you know when yours was built and can tell me if mine is older or newer, it would help to narrow it down.
Thanks in advance.
It is an Essex frame. The serial number is 15xx which I know is early production. Post war Colt slide, WWII barrel that was likely in an issued pistol. The workmanship on the build is absolutely perfect. Great fit on everything. No idea who built it as I acquired it privately many years ago and never thought to check on it's date of manufacture, until recently.
I have found some forum posts on the internet that suggest it may have been made early in the 70's if not before, based upon the serial numbers listed in the posts on Essex frames.
Essex was purchased by Iver Johnson and they have no records on anything before 2003.
I am hoping that some here may have a similar Franken 1911 on an Essex frame, and can help me determine it's age. If you know when yours was built and can tell me if mine is older or newer, it would help to narrow it down.
Thanks in advance.