The barrel is blue and stamped "P" on the left side of the barrel lug, with the Flannery "F" stamped on the right side indicating barrel replacement at some point.
#Remington rand 1911a1 serial numbers no 1567433 serial number
The slide has a non-matching serial number "882042" stamped under the firing pin retainer. REMINGTON RAND 1911A1 VIETNAM REBUILD SERIAL NUMBER The top of the slide is stamped with a "P" proof mark ahead of the rear sight. I recently purchased this 1911A1, all the markings seem very sharp and clear but I have reviewed Clausons book and suspect the frame is a Remington Rand while the slide is an Ithica. Manufacturers include Springfield Armory, Remington and Smith Corona. The front and rear sights have been altered by some filing and remnants of yellow highlight paint, most of which has worn away. There are no rebuild marks that I can see but the FJA looks double struck. I do see what appear to be withness marks from. USGI Surplus Model 19A1 pistols for sale at Fernwood Armory. Manufacturers include Colt, Remington Rand and Ithaca. The gun is complete with one magazine having blue finish and stamped with an "L" on the top of the floor plate lip.
So what do I have here? A mostly-authentic wartime production 1911A1 - or soemthing else?Īny information you can pass along will be greatly appreciated. In one place, it is stamped "S&W while in another place it is stamped "M" and in a third place "P." It carries the number 7791183, several million units higher than the frame number. The mainspring housing does not appear to be correct and in fact, it appears to be a mainspring housing from a 1911-1915 manufacture pistol, made either by Colt, Springfield, UMC or North American. There is really no way to tell as far as I know if any or all of the internal springs are the real McCoy. The short guide rod and the spring cap appear to be correct. The "United States Property" stamp is in the correct location. The thumb safety is also correct, as is the placement of the frame serial number. Immediately below the slide stop the letters "EJA" are stamped into the frame The slide stop is the correct one for RemRand pistols in this serial # range, as is the trigger - stamped and Parkerized, as noted for RemRand 1943-45 production. Which National Guard was not specified, but I am presuming Army National Guard. One authority I consulted indicates this is early 1944 production while a second indicated it's a number from any time in 1944 or 1945.Īnother search indicates a Remington Rand pistol with that number was probably originally issued to the National Guard. Last week, I purchased what purports to be a wartime production Remington Rand 1911A1.
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