Colt NM slide...

[wetidlerjr]

No, not one for a Gold Cup but rather one made in the '60s by Colt for the Army National Match pistols. Does anyone have any info on them ? I did some searching on another site and found that Colt, Drake and an Israeli company all made such slides.

[Hunter]

According to The Standard Catalog of Firearms the Military National Match pistols were rebuilt from service pistols at the Springfield Armory between 1955 and about 1967 and at Rock Island Armory in 1968. The were rebuilt each year with some sold to competitors by the NRA.
The Drake slides were used in 1964 by the Springfield Armory. In that year Drake was the only supplier of slides and Colt supplied the slides after
Nothing is mentioned about an Israeli company in the couple pages on the military national match 1911s.

[niemi24s]

This info from articles in The American Rifleman by Capt. C.J. Davis, USA, in the Apr 63 and Jul 66 issues. Colt made slides for the 1963 and 1965 NM guns, Drake made them for the 1964 guns. The part numbers for any of these is 7791435, on the left hand side, and their grip serrations are angled.

The major difference in all these slides is the reduction in the tolerance for the location of the locking recesses. The spec for the distance from the breech face guide block to the rear of the first (aft) lug (not recess) was changed from 1.157 +0.009 inch to 1.157 +0.004 inch. No change was made to the spec for the distance from the breech face to the guide blocks, so it stayed at 0.159 -0.003 inch. This tolerance reduction was done to make barrel fitting easier and afford better control over headspace. These slides were fitted with HEG/Elliason rear sights, marked "Triangle Tool".

I have no info about any slides that may have been made for the 1966 and subsequent NM guns. Neither of these two articles mentions any slides made by an Israeli company. Hope this helps a little. It's not much, but it's all I've got. I miss the days when the Rifleman had articles with technical merit!

[wetidlerjr]

Thanks, guys for the info. I have one of these slides on the way (NIB) with no sights (rear cut is a standard dovetail) and I'm still mulling over what to do with it. It may go on my S70 re-pro with a front dovetail cut into it and the Yo-Bo retro sight and a WWI hammer. :D