Canadian Contract 1911 ?
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I may well be wrong but I was under the impression that these went to the 1st Canadian Division.
The 20th Bn was 2nd Division.
The LER Museum has a couple of these engraved to the owners. One I believe was Billy Griesbach's.
You would think that the officers would have had to buy and order there own privately?
The 20th Bn was 2nd Division.
The LER Museum has a couple of these engraved to the owners. One I believe was Billy Griesbach's.
You would think that the officers would have had to buy and order there own privately?
Many Canadian Officers who were promoted from the ranks overseas, along with British Officers privately purchased Colt 1911's from London Armoury, in London England through out the fist world war.
5,000 Colt Commercial Models were purchased for the Canadian Army in 1914;
The 5,000 pistol procurement was s/n ranges:
Sep 11, 1914 1,000 C3000-8400
Sep 24, 1914 300 C5400-C8700
Sep 29, 1914 300 C8000-C9500
Sep 30, 1914 100 C8500- C9700
Oct 1, 1914 180 C8500-C9700
Oct 2, 1914 120 C5700-C9700
Shipped to Gov't of Canada, dept. of Militia & Defense, c/o J. Wesley, Waddington, NY
3,000 more were shipped to HW Brown, Quebec, Canada for a total of 5,000.
Oct 31, 1914 1,000 C7900-11400
Nov 7, 1914 1,000 C9800-C12700
Nov 14, 1914 1,000 C11100-C13500
The holster that the LER pistol is resting on is not appropriate for World War 1 time period and I doubt the pistol will even fit into it. Appropriate holsters for Colt Commercial Model Canadian WW1 Contract.
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5,000 Colt Commercial Models were purchased for the Canadian Army in 1914;
The 5,000 pistol procurement was s/n ranges:
Sep 11, 1914 1,000 C3000-8400
Sep 24, 1914 300 C5400-C8700
Sep 29, 1914 300 C8000-C9500
Sep 30, 1914 100 C8500- C9700
Oct 1, 1914 180 C8500-C9700
Oct 2, 1914 120 C5700-C9700
Shipped to Gov't of Canada, dept. of Militia & Defense, c/o J. Wesley, Waddington, NY
3,000 more were shipped to HW Brown, Quebec, Canada for a total of 5,000.
Oct 31, 1914 1,000 C7900-11400
Nov 7, 1914 1,000 C9800-C12700
Nov 14, 1914 1,000 C11100-C13500
The holster that the LER pistol is resting on is not appropriate for World War 1 time period and I doubt the pistol will even fit into it. Appropriate holsters for Colt Commercial Model Canadian WW1 Contract.
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I enjoy pointing out to my US friends that Canadian troops where the first to use 1911's in WW1.
I remember seeing a civilian 1911 in the museum of the 2nd Bn QOR at Currie Barracks that was said to have been the personal weapon of one of their Colonels. It had a commercial grad finish and I think it was an A1.
I remember seeing a civilian 1911 in the museum of the 2nd Bn QOR at Currie Barracks that was said to have been the personal weapon of one of their Colonels. It had a commercial grad finish and I think it was an A1.
OP; I would recommend getting the letter for your gun as it will increase the value
Not sure if my Colts have the correct holsters but that what came with the guns and one has the CEF officers name written in the inner flap.
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Not sure if my Colts have the correct holsters but that what came with the guns and one has the CEF officers name written in the inner flap.
If it was an "A1" it was part of the WW2 "Canadian Contract" of which 1,515 were purchased.
This is my WW2 Canadian Contract, Canadian Broad Arrows are found on the left side of the slide behind the serrations and just below the magazine release on the left side of the frame.
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