From what I can see, it's serial number 289002. If so, that means it was shipped to the Commanding Officer, Springfield Armory, on May 6, 1918. At least according to Charles Clawson's "big book." And it is not a "Black Army" finish. Colt did not begin that finish until around serial number 312,000.
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