Springfield Armory Champion Operator 1911 .45 ACP Black Armory Kote Pistol

A: Hi George, I agree on including place (and date for that matter) of manufacture on firearms. This is made by Springfield Armory in Geneseo, IL.

A: Frames are made in Brazil the gun is fitted and assembled in Geneseo, IL.

A: I called Springfield Armory a couple days ago concerning this exact thing. The rep said all Springfield Armory 1911 slides and frames are made in Brazil and then they are shipped to the U.S. When they are here then all the internals are assembled here to complete the firearm. I was also told that only the slides and frames were made in Brazil and all other parts were manufactured here by Springfield. She also said that you might have two of the exact guns and one is stamped "Made in Brazil" and the other made in US. She said if 51% of the firearm is made in Brazil then it gets the "Made in Brazil" stamp. 49% or less made in Brazil then it is stamped " Made in USA". Therefore we have no need to worry Springfield Armory has always put out great 1911 pistols and will continue to do so no matter what is stamped on the slide.By the way mine says made in Brazil and the one I looked at that helped me decide to buy the model I did was stamped Made in USA.

A: Springfield no longer uses forged frames/slides from Imbel in Brazil. You'll notice that their new models all have an "NM" prefix to the serial and no Imbel-Brazil markings.