Originally Posted by
sprikitik2011
I am about to buy a used Springfield 1911 A1 .45 that is chrome finished and with serial number NM 01736 with the GENESEO IL USA on top of the numbers. One thing I noticed though is that the Springfield logo is on the rear portion of the slide near the serrations and not near front. Is this normal and original?
Yes, it's normal, it's just an earlier version, the crossed cannons use to be near the rear of the slide, Springer just moved them forward. Unless your pistol has the custom shop logo, then the crossed cannons are moved back to the rear so the custom shop logo can be placed on the slide.
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