C&R · II · 475
Singer M1911A1
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. 15 ↗
Singer Manufacturing Company, Model 1911-A1 pistols, all original, S/N range from S800001 to S800500.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “all original”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N range from S800001 to S800500”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1941.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Singer Manufacturing Co., Elizabeth, NJBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- .45 ACPBasis: outside reference ³
- Made
- 1941production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 15 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Singer Corporation” ↗, country: Wikipedia: Singer is an American manufacturer; Singer Manufacturing Co., Elizabeth, NJ received the M1911A1 educational order (S/Ns S800001–S800500)
- 2. Wikipedia, “M1911 pistol” ↗, action: Wikipedia: M1911/M1911A1 semi-automatic pistol, short recoil; ATF names the Model 1911-A1
- 3. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, calibers: Rock Island Auction (Auction 84) Singer Model 1911A1 S/N S800256: "45 ACP cal."
- 4. cdn.rockislandauction.com ↗, years: Rock Island Auction: order W-ORD-396 awarded April 17, 1940; "They completed the initial order for 500 in December of 1941, which were then shipped to Springfield Armory"
- 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
- None
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.