The second firing was with a friend who has a Luger from 1940s where it worked flawlessly with target ammo, never failing to eject the spent cartridge.Īs we were firing the 1911 and Luger it was very apparent to both of us that the sites SUCK! These were close-quarter personal weapons not meant for any type of aiming. I ordered one directly from Colt which came with a card to certify its authenticity. It fired just fine but frequently did not eject the cartridge, so not being any kind of gunsmith, I checked online and found that the return spring was probably fatigued and needed replacement. Using the markings I was able to date it from that era and I remembered my Father firing it so I took it to the range after a thorough cleaning and general functionality check. MADE 1911A1 C&R US PROPERTY 5 INCH ' BARREL Sold Location: Waukesha, WI 53186 Sold Date: 12:00:00 AM 1,525.00 - Used REMINGTON RAND M1911 A1. 45 that belonged to his Uncle Bill, a sailor in WWI who lied about his age and enlisted at 16 but that's another story. Image Sold Item 1,325.00 - Used M1911 A1 WW2 REMINGTON RAND M1911A1 1911. 30-06 Springfield C&R Rifle Made in 1943 with FLAMING BOMB Marked Barrel. I inherited from my late Father a 1911, Colt. PROPERTY REMINGTON-RAND Model 1911A1 Pistol Govt WWII C&R. So I am quite certain this 45 is about as legit as it gets. In his collection years ago when he was still alive I personally held two German Lugar's, nickel plated and complete with swastika's and Third Reich insignias. My uncle had many amazing firearms that he "acquired" and I am sure he had to have broken a lot of regulations and perhaps even laws in doing so. He "acquired" many firearms during his lifetime career in the military which began right after the start of WWII. I know this gun came from the military through my uncle. The gun was still in its old leather holster with US in big raised letters. I still need to strip it down and check out the numbers and markings on the barrel and internal parts. So far all the numbers and marking check out including the armory stamp. The gun was made in 1943 and is in amazing shape. The final shipment of 55,000 U.S.&S.-produced M1911A1s left the plant in November 1943. I have been doing a lot of research on the old girl and have concluded that I might never fire this gun. The largest producer of the M1911A1 was Remington Rand, a manufacturer of office equipment which had its roots in the Remington Arms Company of Ilion, New York. Good going.Last week I brought home pops Remington Rand 1911 a1 45 pistol. Regardless, you got a super buy on yours. The slide stop could have been mixed up with another man's gun during cleaning. So I would not discount the checkered main spring as not being the original part to the gun. I am not an expert by any means on these, but I have read when one manufacturer of military firearms ran out of a particular part they were supplied with the needed parts from any of the other makers. When I found it the wood WW1 grips were still on it and the only reason they were is that the screw bushing had unscrewed from the frame. Since the WW1 double diamond wood grips are worth much more than the plastic I don't think they were installed anytime recent and I would suspect during the War, since as you said, he may have like the feel of the wood better. I wonder when your grips were changed? It could easily have been done by the original owner while he was in the service just because he liked them better. Your finish looks very similar to mine too. From what I've read it's not at all unusual for these early Type 3 pistols to come with a variety of early or late pattern parts, just whatever happened to be available when they were assembling the pistol. Great looking pistol - thanks for posting it! It's only about 1,000 or so digits off from mine, and it looks like the only differences are the mainspring housing and slide stop.
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