Pattern, Casting
Object number2019.5.1
Manufacturer
ALCOA
(founded 1998)
MediumAluminum
Credit LineGift of Corey LeChat
DescriptionAluminum 9mm automatic pistol casting. Shiny silver gun casting. Rectangular barrel. Oblong open trigger guard. Rounded rectangular opening in grip. Continuous seam around all sides. Purple paint splatter on proper right side. Maker's mark on proper left side at base of the grip.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.75 x 7 x 0.875 in. (12.1 x 17.8 x 2.2 cm)MarksRaised text on proper left side at the base of the grip "9M/M AUTO / ALCOA C 10".
Historical NotesAlcoa aluminum gun casting purchased by donor Corey LeChat at an antique show. Investment gun castings of aluminum began in the mid-1950s. A similar piece online is said to be a 9mm automatic Alcoa pre-machining gun casting that was to be made into a Smith & Wesson, c. 1970s.
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