Help with my Ithaca 1911a1?

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Sonofjack

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My grandfather left me and Ithaca 1911a1 before he passed away and I'm curious to the value and what the markings on it mean I'm posting pictures of them the best I can but any info or anything that I can learn off of it would be much appreciated
 

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The grips are not original; they are WWI era wood grips (or copies) while the grips of that era would have been plastic. Still, a great memento and heirloom.

Jim
 
Well my grandfather use to rebuild the 45s in his shop and this one was the last one he did. He was a big WW2 collector. And I'll upload the markings
 
Generally, "markings" would be inspector stamps and proof marks.
Since frames aren't marked by manufacturers, it's often the case that people will assume that the frame matches the slide.
Your serial number indicates 1945 manufacture for the frame.
 
Yup, 1944 Ithaca with 1911 grips.
Slide stop is from an earlier gun, late war guns came with serrated levers.
Hammer and trigger look right, the mainspring housing should be serrated with 7 ribs.
Barrel should be either High Standard or Flannery Bolt, marked "HS" or "F."
"FJA" is the Army Ordnance chief inspector for Ithaca (and Remington Rand) Frank J. Atwood. "P" is Proof tested, should be one on top of the slide, too. "4" is a company inspector.
 
Either way, that is a nice 1911A1. In the three years that I was in the Army ('73-76) as an MP I was issued one Ithaca and two Remington Rands.

That is a nice 1911 that you have inherited, I would put period correct plastic grips on it and enjoy shooting it.
 
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