1911 A1 Remington Rand - 1943 type II

[Classic12]

I’ve been wanting a second 1911 A1 to go with my 1943 Colt for a while now

I found this 1943 type II Remington Rand from a private seller, who was selling most of his collection, he also had a 1945 Colt and several Sig P210. He initially wanted $ 2400.-, we settled at $ 1950.-. Barrel is a High Standard

It came with this magazine which I suppose is WWI vintage

 

[Classic12]

I have a Scovill magazine that is better suited to this gun

I had never seen the Du-Lite finish. It’s obviously very different from the traditional high polish blueing of the commercial models or the Parkerising of later military models, it’s a kind of graphite grey.

 

[tsillik]

nice, man the prices on them 1911's have went through the roof!!

 

[Classic12]

I live in Switzerland so those US GI pistols are scarce here.

However I understand that the prices in the US have also gone through the roof.

 

[Classic12]

A couple of years ago I bought a few USGI small parts in the US to enhance my Auto Ordnance 1911 A1

So I now cannibalised it and replaced the thumb safety and the trigger. I will still need to find a correct hammer.

A few inside pics

British proof marks under the left grip

 

[Classic12]

The hole for the slide stop is chamfered, is that original ?

I thought I’d post my USGI trio too

 

[1911_Hardball]

Any GI 1911 is a treasure but my "holy grail" has always been a Union Switch and Signal.
I don't know why. It's just something I've always wanted.

 

[Pathfinder45]

So, the view through the barrel shows left-hand rifling..... Doesn't that indicate a Colt barrel? Or was left-hand rifling standard for 1911's in military service?
Pardon my ignorance; I thought left-hand rifling was a uniquely Colt feature.

 

[Japle]

Many years ago, I was an armorer in the Army, mostly assigned to MP companies.
We had the 1911A1 as our standard sidearm and I loved them.
Yours has undoubtedly gone through at least one arsenal rebuild, but the s/n on the frame is right for a 1943 Remington Rand. No doubt the internals are not original, but you already know that. I often found slides from one company on a frame for another and made it a practice to fix that when possible.
My favorite 1911 was s/n SM11131 - a Service Match frame with a Colt slide. That gun had a nice trigger (once I got through with it) and shot right on the sights. I used it in service competitions and did quite well.
Congrats. Nice gun.

 

[Classic12]

Many years ago, I was an armorer in the Army, mostly assigned to MP companies.
We had the 1911A1 as our standard sidearm and I loved them.
Yours has undoubtedly gone through at least one arsenal rebuild, but the s/n on the frame is right for a 1943 Remington Rand. No doubt the internals are not original, but you already know that. I often found slides from one company on a frame for another and made it a practice to fix that when possible.
My favorite 1911 was s/n SM11131 - a Service Match frame with a Colt slide. That gun had a nice trigger (once I got through with it) and shot right on the sights. I used it in service competitions and did quite well.
Congrats. Nice gun.

Thanks

What makes you think it went trough an Arsenal rebuild ? There are no arsenal markings, finish and parts seem original to me with the exception of the thumb safety and hammer, and no arsenal would have put Kongsberg parts.

 

[Ed4032]

That’s a beauty!!! I have a Remington Rand like new in the original box. Dad got it back in the 50s and never shot it.

 

[T. O'Heir]

1,024px × 1,024px is too big.
"...the prices..." Issue 1911A1 prices skyrocketed years ago. I think it was 15 or so years ago I saw one at $2500US on-line. Started to cry as I had to sell the one I had to pay a lawyer long before that. sniff.
Mind you, the guys in the assorted services after 1985 never knew anything else but the M9. Met an Air Guard guy in my mess one time who said that.

 

[Japle]

What makes you think it went trough an Arsenal rebuild ? There are no arsenal markings, finish and parts seem original to me with the exception of the thumb safety and hammer, and no arsenal would have put Kongsberg parts.

When we went to the M9, all 1911s were stripped and checked over before being stored. Any parts that looked funky (sorry for the official-sounding terminology) were swapped out. Any non-GI parts must have been installed at a later time
On the other hand, if the gun was "liberated" by a soldier leaving a war zone, it may have avoided a rebuild. One of my uncles brought home some items from post-war Japan that he really should have registered with BATF. My 1st 1911 was a bring-back from Vietnam that I picked up for $60 in the mid-70s.