American Pin Company with several letter styles Barnes & Kobert Mfg Co: WWIĠ20. Colt PFA punch and slot or keyhole Springfield Armory loop and no loop Colt CAL.455 ELEYĠ10. G - on top lip of base - General Shaver Division of Remington Rand, Bridgeport, Conn.Ġ05. S - on top lip of base - C-S on bottom lip of base - Scovill Mfg. R - on top lip of base - C-R on bottom lip of base - Risdon Tool & Machine Co. L - on top lip of base - C-L on bottom lip of base - M. (Military magazines have the "letter" on top of the toe,Ĭivilian magazines have the "letters" on the bottom of the toe) R - on bottom lip of base - Raymond Engineering Corp., New York, NY. R - on top lip of base - Risdon Tool & Machine Co., Naugatuck, Conn. I have e-mailed them (Mec-Gar) several times and have not as of yet received a reply.Ī - on top lip of base - American Pin Co., Waterbury, Conn.ī - on top lip of base - Barnes & Kobert Mfg. Garrett, do we know for certain "G" represents Mec-Gar? If anyone has one please add it to this thread. I don't have a photo of a cage code baseplate. Status: P - Cancelled Without Replacement Record Parentįor cage codes not listed see this website: This is a list of known cage codes posted by Doran The qualify as genuine, though not exactly era-correct.and it's beyond my eyeball skills to determine the difference. Some of the early post-war magazines were marked with the above manufacturer codes, or were assembled from surplus components.
The C+one of the letters identifies a Colt contract with whichever vendor made the magazine.Ī CAGE code on the bottom of the floorplate is a post-war USGI magazine On the bottom, you may notice two letters.one will be a C with a hyphen between'em.but the letter on the toe identifies the manufacturer. Look on the toe of the floorplate for a letter identification.
Here is a pic from our e-zine of the Metalform baseplates by John:
This magazine has their company logo in place of the "m" used on the Colt contract mags. On a side note, Metalform sells a 1911 magazine under their own brand as well. The second letter "s" indicates a stainless mag.
These magazines are usually identified by the Colt pony on the baseplate, and a couple of letter codes that indicate the finish and the subcontractor. Please feel free to add verified codes that I may have missed and include any images you may have.Ĭolt uses or has used several subcontractors over the years. This thread is intended to be an all inclusive list of the various codes and identifying marks used on 1911 magazines. Every once in a while a member posts a message wanting to know who made their magazines.
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