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NORTH AMERICAN ARMS 1911
SERIAL NUMBER 69
Important Historic Note
In early July 1918, the U.S. Government issued a contract for 500,000 Model 1911 pistols to the North American Arms Co. Due to the armistice of November 1918, the contract was canceled in December of 1918 with no examples of completed pistols having been accepted by the U.S. Government.
AS DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOLS BY BADY
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