Manufactured in 1914, this pistol was one of 25,748 total M1911s produced by Springfield Armory, with few of those marked N.R.A. This exact pistol is listed by serial number as one of 46 known N.R.A. stamped Springfield 1911s in William Goddard's book "The Government Models" on page 141. This example was later released to the public through the Civilian Marksmanship Program which supplied quality military style firearms to the American public primarily through National Rifle Association-affiliated shooting clubs. Such weapons would be stamped "N.R.A." to prevent possible confusion by the authorities on how U.S. Property-marked weaponry wound up in civilian hands. Fitted with integral blade front and flat-top notch rear sights, the three-line patent dates and "SPRINGFIELD ARMORY/U.S.A." on the left side of the slide, "flaming bomb" proofs on the slide and frame, and "N.R.A." on the right side of the frame below the serial number. The U.S. property marking is on the left of the frame. Fitted with a long smooth trigger, wide knurled hammer, short grip safety, flat mainspring housing with lanyard loop, correct two-tone folded base magazine, diamond pattern checkered grips, and the blued barrel is marked "S" and "P" on either side of the lug.