Hello, I inherited some forearms that are finally going to get some attention. But first things first.
I have a Remington Rand M 1911 A1. It appears that my father had modified it to some extent. Here are the markings, and other points, for your information. Please let me know what you think.
It is marked “REMINGTON RAND INC. SYRACUSE NY. U.S.A.” on the left slide. “UNITED STATES PROPERTY M 1911 A1 U.S. ARMY NO. 987***” on the other side. “45 AUTO #7791193” is stamped on the barrel.
The letter “P” is stamped near the magazine release button. The Remington “Crossed Cannons” stamp is on R-rear of frame. There is a very faint “M” marking on top of the frame next to the disconnector. There is a “Star” emblem stamped inside forward frame and FJA is stamped behind the trigger.
Oddly, there is a S&W stamp on one side, and “M” stamp on other side of the barrel.
The slide stop is a serrated 1-piece that extends almost all of the way back to the manual safety. The grips are the rubber Bianchi wrap-around type that block the manual safety (It cannot be engaged) and there is no lanyard loop.
What do you think? How much is original? Do I need the manual safety? Is the S&W stamp weird?
Thanks
I have a Remington Rand M 1911 A1. It appears that my father had modified it to some extent. Here are the markings, and other points, for your information. Please let me know what you think.
It is marked “REMINGTON RAND INC. SYRACUSE NY. U.S.A.” on the left slide. “UNITED STATES PROPERTY M 1911 A1 U.S. ARMY NO. 987***” on the other side. “45 AUTO #7791193” is stamped on the barrel.
The letter “P” is stamped near the magazine release button. The Remington “Crossed Cannons” stamp is on R-rear of frame. There is a very faint “M” marking on top of the frame next to the disconnector. There is a “Star” emblem stamped inside forward frame and FJA is stamped behind the trigger.
Oddly, there is a S&W stamp on one side, and “M” stamp on other side of the barrel.
The slide stop is a serrated 1-piece that extends almost all of the way back to the manual safety. The grips are the rubber Bianchi wrap-around type that block the manual safety (It cannot be engaged) and there is no lanyard loop.
What do you think? How much is original? Do I need the manual safety? Is the S&W stamp weird?
Thanks