I just bought a beaut from http://www.dealerease.com/catalog/product.asp?pid=1006592&ret_id=140211

Man, this thing is a tight a frame/slide fit the any of the Kimber's I futz around with...and only 350.00, hell of a deal.

Your link is bad. The Sistema is definately a bargain. I got mine from LC Enterprises and I love it. They shoot great.

As far as I'm concerned everyone that has a C&R should also have a Sistema.
They are a definite Must Buy item for every collector.

Quoted: Your link is bad. The Sistema is definately a bargain. I got mine from LC Enterprises and I love it. They shoot great.

you both got em from the same place... www.militaryshooters.com

Yupper...They just use some 3rd party webfront to handle their transactions...

Good folks to deal with.

Quoted: Yupper...They just use some 3rd party webfront to handle their transactions... Good folks to deal with.

you're darn tootin.  courteous on the phone, prompt w/ delivery.  received as advertised w/ a handwritten note telling me to enjoy.  couldn't ask for more.

How are yours marked - besides the usual sernos,D.G.F.M., etc.

 Mine is marked:

MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR
POLICIA de los TERRITORIOS NACIONALES

 s-i

Mine Just has a Crest on the reverse along w/sist.  colt  cal.  11.25 mm MOD  1927

Mine is marked like W-W's is.

Got mine yesterday from L.C. Enterprises. I'm very pleased. Mine is marked like Stepped-init's:

Now the questions:

What does the crest mean?

How do we figure out the date of manufacture?

Quoted: Now the questions: What does the crest mean? How do we figure out the date of manufacture?

You've probably already seen this but:

www.cruffler.com/review-june-00.html

The Sistema Colt pistols were made for the army, navy, air force, government bureaus, police
organizations, and commercial sales.  They were normally serial numbered on the right side
of the receiver, the grip frame under the mainspring housing, on the top and right side of the
slide, on the top of the chamber and the bottom of the magazine.  The presence of an
Argentine crest on the pistol indicates government issue; pistols without crests were made
for local police, non-government agencies, commercial sales and export.  All Sistema Colt
pistols bear the marking D.G.F.M. - (F.M.A.P.) on the left side of the slide, which indicates
manufacture by the Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares at the Fabrica Militar de
Armas Portatiles.  A total of 88,494 Sistema Colt pistols were produced.

 S-I

Quoted: Quoted: Now the questions: What does the crest mean? How do we figure out the date of manufacture? You've probably already seen this but: www.cruffler.com/review-june-00.html The Sistema Colt pistols were made for the army, navy, air force, government bureaus, police organizations, and commercial sales.  They were normally serial numbered on the right side of the receiver, the grip frame under the mainspring housing, on the top and right side of the slide, on the top of the chamber and the bottom of the magazine.  The presence of an Argentine crest on the pistol indicates government issue; pistols without crests were made for local police, non-government agencies, commercial sales and export.  All Sistema Colt pistols bear the marking D.G.F.M. - (F.M.A.P.) on the left side of the slide, which indicates manufacture by the Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares at the Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles.  A total of 88,494 Sistema Colt pistols were produced.  S-I

Thanks for the complement <G>...I read it ment Govt issued but that still leaves open who it was actually issued too...

And I'm still trying to date this thing!

W-W.......Here's a link for you.

pub113.ezboard.com/fparallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforumsfrm63.showMessage?topicID=964.topic

Thanks Lumpy!

for the lazy ones:

Sistema Colt 1927 DGFM(FMAP)
year - qty made - serial no. range

1945 - 6,000 - #24,001 - #30,000
1946 - 7,628 - #30,001 - #37,628
1947 - 5,000 - #37,629 - #42,628
1948 - 7,000 - #42,629 - #49,628
1949 - 5,000 - #49,629 - #54,628
1950 - 8,000 - #54,629 - #62,628
1951 - 8,011 - #62,629 - #70,639
1952 - 7,016 - #70,640 - #77,655
1953 - 2,500 - #77,656 - #80,155
1954 - 5,000 - #80,156 - #85,155
1955 - 2,500 - #85,156 - #87,655
1956 - 2,500 - #87,656 - #90,155
1957 - 5,626 - #90,156 - #95,781
1958 - 5,547 - #95,782 - #101,328
1959 - 5,000 - #101,329 - #106,328
1960 - 2,066 - #106,329 - #108,394
1961 - 1,000 - #108,395 - #109,394
1962 - 0
1963 - 600 - #109,395 - #109,994
1964 - 750 - #109,995 - #110,744
1965 - 1,250 - #110,745 - #111,994
1966 - 500 - #111,995 - #112,494