It appears that 1911's were shipped to/through Canada 3 times during 2 World Wars. Currently I have 4 "Canadian Contracts", 1 built in 1913 & 3 built in 1914.
1) Colt Commercial Model 1911 Pistol, Date of Manufacture 1914, Canadian Contract
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
2) Colt M1911A1 Pistol Canadian Contact S/N 930,000-936,000
(1,515 military model pistols were shipped to Canada through the Lend Lease Act in this serial number range)
Caliber .45ACP
Canadian Broad Arrow located at 2 locations a) below magazine release b) rear left side of slide behind serrations.
3) Ithaca M1911A1 Pistol, Date of manufacture 1944, Caliber 45ACP
S/N Range 1,863,070- 1,864,569
August 16, 1944 Qty 1,500 shipped to Commanding Officer-Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot- Montréal, Quebec, Canada
1) Colt Commercial Model 1911 Pistol, Date of Manufacture 1914, Canadian Contract
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
2) Colt M1911A1 Pistol Canadian Contact S/N 930,000-936,000
(1,515 military model pistols were shipped to Canada through the Lend Lease Act in this serial number range)
Caliber .45ACP
Canadian Broad Arrow located at 2 locations a) below magazine release b) rear left side of slide behind serrations.
3) Ithaca M1911A1 Pistol, Date of manufacture 1944, Caliber 45ACP
S/N Range 1,863,070- 1,864,569
August 16, 1944 Qty 1,500 shipped to Commanding Officer-Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot- Montréal, Quebec, Canada
