ITHACA GUN CO. M1911A1 SHIPPING RECORDS

PLEASE NOTE:    The WW.II Ithaca Gun Co. Shipping Records were in non-sequential order from beginning of production until Serial No. 1453725.   Since those records are too numerous to illustrate here, this table ONLY reflects production after Serial No. 1453725. 
Shipping Date Serial Numbers Qty in Shipment Destination
Serial Numbers 1441431-1471430 (CONTRACT: W-740-ORD-2476)
May 24, 1944 1453725-1456474 (250 out of sequence) 3,000 Officer in Charge - Naval Supply Depot - Oakland, Calif
May 31, 1944 1456475-1458574 2,100 Port Transportation Officer - Phil.Cargo Port of Embarkation - Philadelphia, Pa.
June 3, 1944 1458575-1460424 1,850 Ordnance Property Officer - Army Air Base - Kearney, Neb.
June 6, 1944 1460425-1461574 1,150 Ordnance Property Officer - Hunter Field - Savannah, Ga.
June 15, 1944 1461575-1462610 1,036 Ordnance Property Officer - Army Air Base - Topeka, Kansas
  1442461, 1448311    
  1449377, 1449480    
  1452436, 1452534    
  1453240, 1453260    
  1453279, 1453480    
  1453571, 1453604    
  1453640, 1453722 14  
  1462611-1462710 100  
 

Total

1,150  
June 19, 1944 1462711-1463760 1,050 Ordnance Property Officer - Army Air Base - Topeka, Kansas
  1463767-1464766 1,000  
 

Total

2,050  
June 28, 1944 1464767-1466766 2,000 Ordnance Property Officer - Army Air Base - Topeka, Kansas
  1466773-1468294 1,522  
  Total 3,522  
June 28, 1944 1468323-1469522 1,200 Ordnance Property Officer - Army Air Base -   Kearney, Neb.
  1468295-1468322 28  
  Total 1,228  
July 3, 1944 1469523-1470422 900 Ordnance Property Officer - Army Air Base - Kearney, Neb
  1470429-1470878 450  
  Total 1,350  
July 7, 1944 1470879-1471428 550 Ordnance Property Officer - Mitchell Field - Hempstead, Long Island, NY

Serial Numbers 1846004-1890503 (CONTRACT: W-30-115-ORD-553)
July 14, 1944 1846004-1848753 2,750 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif
  1848758-1849007 250  
  Total 3,000  
July 20, 1944 1849008-1851507 2,500 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif.
  1851533-1852532 1,000  
  Total 3,500  
July 27, 1944 1852533-1852732 200 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif.
  1852739-1856038 3,300  
  Total 3,500  
July 30, 1944 1856039-1858038 2,000 Port Transportation Officer - New York Port of Embarkation - Brooklyn, N.Y.
August 6, 1944 1858039-1862044 4,006 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J.
  1862070-1863065 996  
  Total 5,002  
August 9, 1944 1862045-1862069 25 Resident Inspector of Ordnance - Colt Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co. - Hartford, Conn(For interchageability tests)
August 16, 1944 1863070-1864569 1,500 Commanding Officer - Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot -  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
August 21, 1944 1864570-1865119 550 Officer in Charge - Naval Supply Depot - Norfolk, Va.
  1865126-1867125 2,000  
  1867132-1867581 450  
  Total 3,000  
August 29, 1944 1867582-1870581 3,000 Commanding Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army point, Calif.
September 6, 1944 1870582-1871881 1,300 Transportation Officer - San Antonio Arsenal -   San Antonio, Tex.
  1871888-1872587 700  
  Total 2,000  
September 9, 1944 1872588-1877587 5,000 Transportation Officer - Augusta Ordnance Depot   - Augusta, GA
September 21, 1944 1877588-1878137 550 Officer in Charge - Naval Supply Depot - Norfolk, Va.
  1878144-1881793 3,650  
  1881800-1881999 200  
  Total 4,400  
October 2, 1944 1882000-1885299 3,300 Commanding General - Rock Island Arsenal - Rock Island, Ill.
October 4, 1944 1885300-1886349 1,050 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif.
  1886356-1888655 2,300  
  Total 3,350  
October 13, 1944 1888656-1890503 1,848 Transportation Officer - Benicia Arsenal - Army Point, Calif.

Serial Numbers 2075104-2134403 (CONTRACT: W-30-115-ORD-553 Supplement #1)
October 21, 1944 2075104-2076353 1,250 War Shipping Administration - c/o British Ministry of War - Transport Pier 97, North River - New York, N.Y.
October 24, 1944 2076354-2078353 2,000 Transportation Officer - Benicia Arsenal - Army Point, Calif.
October 28, 1944 2078354-2078603 250 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Arsenal - Rock Island, Ill
  2078610-2081359 2,750  
  Total 3,000  
October 30, 1944 2081360-2082459 1,100 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif.
  2082466-2086365 3,900  
  Total 5,000  
October 30, 1944 2086366-2087365 1,000 War Shipping Administration - c/o British Ministry of War Transport, c/o Kerr Line, Pier 3, - Receiving Clerk, Hoboken, N.J.
November 2, 1944 2087366-2088265 900 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J.
  2088272-2089371 1,100  
  Total 2,000  
November 7, 1944 2091522-2091546 25 Resident Inspector of Ordnance - Remington Rand, Inc., Div. "C" - Syracuse, N.Y.(For interchangeability tests)
November 17, 1944 2089372-2091521 2,150 Officer in Charge - Naval Supply Depot - Oakland, Calif.
  2091547-2092596 1,050  
  2092603-2096402 3,800  
  Total 7,000  
November 21, 1944 2096403-2098902 2,500 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Ordnance Center - Rock Island Ordnance Depot - Rock Island, Ill.
November 22, 1944 2099309-2099358 50 Commanding Officer -  Attn: Eng. Dept. Exp. Div.- Springfield, Mass.(Slide modified by elimination of recoil plate and heat treated at Ithaca)
December 9, 1944 2098903-2099002 100 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif
  2099009-2099308 300  
  2099359-2101958 2,600  
  Total 3,000  
December 9, 1944 2101959-2105158 3,200 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Arsenal - Rock Island, Ill.
  2105165-2106464 1,300  
  Total 4,500  
December 11, 1944 2106465-2110464 4,000 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J
January 2, 1945 2110465-2111214 750 Transportation Officer - Augusta Ordnance Depot - Augusta, Ga.
  2111221-2114470 3,250  
  Total 4,000  
January 2, 1945 2114471-2116970 2,500 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J.
  2116977-2119476 2,500  
  Total 5,000  
January 2, 1945 2119477-2123276 3,800 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif.
  2123283-2124482 1,200  
  Total 5,000  
January 6,1945 2127083-2127107 25 Resident Inspector of Ordnance - Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg.Co - Hartford, Conn.(For interchangeability tests)
January 16, 1945 2124483-2127082 2,600 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Benicia, Calif.
  2127108-2129507 2,400  
  Total 5,000  
January 18, 1945 2129508-2129807 300 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J.
  2129814-2134403 4,590  
  Total 4,890  

Serial Numbers 1816642-1846003 (CONTRACT: W-30-115-ORD-553)
January 31, 1945 1816643-1818242 1,600 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Ordnance Depot - Rock Island, Ill.
  1818249-1820598 2,350  
  1820604-1821653 1,050  
  Total 5,000  
February 2,1945 1821654-1822003 350 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif
  1822010-1823659 1,650  
  Total 2,000  
February 19, 1945 1823660-1825959 2,300 Transportation Officer - Belle Meade ASF Depot - Belle Meade, N.J.
  1825963-1827912 1,950  
  1827919-1828218 300  
  1828419-1828868 450  
  Total 5,000  
February 20, 1945 1828869-1830868 2,000 Transportation Officer - Benicia Ordnance Depot - Army Point, Calif.
March 5, 1945 1830869-1832668 1,800 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Ordnance Center - Rock Island Ordnance Depot - Rock Island, Ill.
  1832675-1835924 3,250  
  1835931-1836380 450  
  Total 5,500  
March 16, 1945 1828219-1828418 200 Transportation Officer - Springfield Armory - Attn: Eng. Dept. Exp. Div. - Springfield, Mass.(Slides heat treated and recoil plates eliminated at Ithaca)
March 30, 1945 1836381-1839980 3,600 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J
  1839987-1840986 1,000  
  1840993-1841392 400  
  Total 5,000  
March 30, 1945 1841393-1841592 200 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Ordnance Depot - Rock Island, Ill.
  1841599-1845997 4,399  
  1816642 1  
  Total 4,600  

Serial Numbers 2619014-2660318 (CONTRACT: W-30-115-ORD-553 Supplement #2)
April 17, 1945 2619014-2619563 550 Transportation Officer - Augusta Arsenal - Augusta, Ga.
  2619565-2622514 2,950  
  2622521-2622570 50  
  2622577-2624026 1,450  
  Total 5,000  
May 7, 1945 2624027-2625626 1,600 Transportation Officer - Rock Island Ordnance Center - Rock Island Ordnance Depot - Rock Island, Ill.
  2625628-2629027 3,400  
  Total 5,000  
May 29, 1945 2629028-2630627 1,600 Transportation Officer - Columbus ASF Depot - Columbus, Ohio
  2630634-2630683 50  
  2630690-2630739 50  
  2630746-2630945 200  
  2630947-2636046 5,100  
  Total 7,000  
May 31, 1945 2636048-2637397 1,350 Transportation Officer - Columbus ASF Depot - Columbus, Ohio
June 6, 1945 2637398-2638047 650 Transportation Officer - Columbus ASF Depot - Columbus, Ohio
June 6, 1945 2639073-2639097 25 Army Inspector of Ordnance - Colt's Patent Firearms Co. - Hartford, Conn.(For interchangeability tests)
June 26, 1945 2638048-2639072 1,025 Transportation Officer - San Antonio Arsenal - San Antonio, Tex.
  2639098-2640647 1,550  
  2640666-2642090 1,425  
  Total 4,000  
June 30, 1945 2642091-2645565 3,475 Transportation Officer - Benicia Arsenal - Army Point, Calif.
  2645567-2646391 825  
  Total 4,300  
July 25, 1945 2646392-2648891 2,500 Transportation Officer - Belle Meade ASF Depot - Read Valley, N.J.
  2648910-2649759 850  
  2649761-2651404 1,644  
  2648892-2648897 6  
  Total 5,000  
July 31, 1945 2651405-2654404 3,000 Transportation Officer - Belle Meade ASF Depot - Read Valley, N.J.
August 6, 1945 2654405-2655379 975 Transportation Officer - Belle Meade ASF Depot - Read Valley, N.J
September 7, 1945 2655380-2656304 925 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J
  2657902-2657904 3  
  Total 928  
September 7, 1945 2656305-2657901 1,597 Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J.
  2657905-2658304 400  
  2658311-2660307 1,997  
  2660309-2660318 10  
  Total 4,004  
September 27, 1945 Final Shipment:   Transportation Officer - Raritan Ordnance Depot - Nixon, N.J.
(11/22/44) 2099311-2099321 11  
(11/22/44) 2099323-2099354 32  
(03/16/45) 1828219-1828330 112  
(03/16/45) 182331x-1828418 88  
(11/22/44) 2099309, 2099356 2  
(11/22/44) 2099358 1  
  Total 246  
The above pistols in the Final Shipment to the government were returned to Ithaca following tests conducted by Springfield Armory. At Ithaca, the slides were completely heat treated and recoil plates eliminated, commonly referred to as "hard slides".