C&R · II · 007
Sistema Colt Model 1927, Ejército Argentino
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 2 ↗
Argentine D.G.F.M. (FMAP) System Colt Model 1927 pistols, marked "Ejercito Argentino", bearing S/Ns less than 24501.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked "Ejercito Argentino"”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “bearing S/Ns less than 24501”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1927–1945.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
ArgentinaBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- D.G.F.M. – F.M.A.P., RosarioBasis: outside reference ³
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .45 ACPBasis: outside reference ²
- Made
- S/N below 24501 · c. 1927–1945production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Sistema Colt Modelo 1927” ↗, years: Colt delivered 10,000 Modelo 1927 numbered 1–10000 from 1927; FMAP production officialized 1945 with S/Ns 24001–30000; so S/Ns below 24501 date 1927–1945
- 2. Wikipedia, “Sistema Colt Modelo 1927” ↗, calibers: licensed copy of the Colt M1911A1 (.45 ACP / 11.25mm)
- 3. Wikipedia, “Sistema Colt Modelo 1927” ↗, maker: Wikipedia (es): fabricante Fabricaciones Militares; production moved to FMAP "Rosario" (Fábrica Militar de Armas Portátiles)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1927–1966 → 1927–1945. S/N cut-off 24501 falls in the 1945 block of the FMAP serial table, so later production is excluded
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M1911 and M1911A1 pistols.JPG” by Dkamm at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M1911 pistol”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Colt M1911 is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered primarily for the .45 ACP cartridge.