Argentina also purchased model 1911's from Colt starting in 1916 - colt also supplied 10,000 191a1 after WWI till 1927 when production was started at the Estaban de Luca Arsenal in Buenas Aires - production was transferred to F.M.A.P. in Rosario in 1945 where apx. 88,500 were produced till 1966 - little known fact that they were used by Brazilians fighting in Italy during WWII - also late in WWII the U.S. contracted with F.M.A.P. for pistols for use in the war , contracted pistols never delivered + they marked them Gendarmeria Nacional for issue to Argentine border guards - it is also stated that the Argentine production weigh a few ounces more then the Colts due to better steel quality - interesting picture of 1937 Nazi Wehrmacht officer examining a visiting Argentine officers model 1927 - also recall reading that WWII British commandos used Argentine 1927's , Ballester Molina , + Ballester Riquad pistols in WWII -

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