Military issue MK I

[SFCHaynes]

Does anyone have any idea how many MK I's were sold to the military in the 1950's?

[kwill]

4,000 in the 1950s.

[slamfire1]

All Guard shooters were using military property marked MKII's around me at a Bullseye Pistol Match. First ones I have seen, you can see the marking on two different MKII's they were both the same barrel length, might have been 6 inch barrels instead of 5.5 inch blued pistols.

[kwill]

Those were shipped in 1984. There were 18,500 of them. Very few have escaped to civilian collectors. They have 6 7/8 inch barrels.

[wvjoetc]

Those would be a nice addition to anyone's collection.

[Racer X]

Originally Posted by kwill

Those were shipped in 1984. There were 18,500 of them. Very few have escaped to civilian collectors. They have 6 7/8 inch barrels.

Generally, those with the US above the ser# were the ones sold to the government. There are ones built to that spec but sold through civilian channels.

I have a civilian Mark II on the way to my FFL as I type this. They also made them as Mark IIIs. There are some built as stainless, but they are RARE. No production numbers that I could find.

[HIghstandardguy]

Originally Posted by kwill

4,000 in the 1950s.

What configuration were the MKIs?

[JStacy]

Interesting ! I have seen round barrel Gov models , 6 7/8" barrel, but have never seen a flat sided Comp Target type US marked MKII?

[wproct]

I have admired photos of the U.S. Mark I pistols for many years, but to my knowledge have never seen one personally.

[Deepsearn]

This one came out of the DCM in the 60's, I believe.

[HIghstandardguy]

Very nice! Looks to be 1954-ish. Does it have provenance?