Springfield 1911 Serial Number Lookup

Originally Posted By egscott82: I recently trade for a Springfield 1911 and noticed that it was made in the USA. After some research I found that all that mean is that at less 50% of this gun was made in the USA.

I am still having a hard time dating the year it was made. My serial number is WW13XXX.

I can't find anything on the prefix WW. Adele 25 zip download. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jun 20, 2006  Dating a Springfield Armory Springfield Armory. Advertise Here. Forum Reviews Rules. Appearantly the search function is not my friend. I have tried several wordings, but to no avail. You'll have to contact Springfield with the serial number. Re: Search Mode I typed in 'NM prefix' and got 3 pages, Here's one.

I'm almost certain that all of the WW-prefix guns were complete Imbel imports. Doesn't it say 'IMBEL BRAZIL' on the bottom of the dust cover? Does it actually have 'Made in USA' stamped on it? Or does it have: 'Springfield Geneseo IL USA' WW13XXX? Now pull the grips off and look.

You'll likely find the year and 'IMBEL ITAJUBA' or 'FI BRAZIL' stamped under where a grip goes or on the bottom of the dust cover. Springfield has never had a forge in the USA, all their frames and slides come from Brazil, always have. They've been in business for almost 30 years now.

And we still have to go over this shit at least once a day.