I'd post it on the WWII section of the 1911 forums and see what those guys say. Honestly I'm wondering if it was a different frame that was re-done to look like a Remington Rand frame. It's also missing the proof mark on the frame above the magazine release. It may have been refurbished by someone else as you almost never see a Remington Rand with those proof marks stamped that clearly. It would have an arsenal rebuild stamp on it somewhere though and I'm not seeing one in your pictures.Īlso, something that bothers me is the fact the Arsenal stamp (crossed cannons) and the FJA are really clear. If it came from the 'public sales' from one of the arsenals in the 50's or 60's, it's probably an arsenal rebuild. On just a quick glance, I'd say the frame looks like it might be from an Ithaca. The markings on the O/P's pistol were definitely applied in a different way than the original markings.Ĭheck out It has about everything you could want to identify WWII 1911A1 pistols. Not a collector, but a nice gun non the less.Ĭomparing the markings on my pistol to the markings on the O/P's pistol you can clearly see a big difference. From what I can see many of your parts are refinished and I suspect the entire weapon is. The barrel was blue, as was the disconnect, mag, safety, pins, MSH, hammer. is different from what I have seen however it does not mean a fake either.Īn all original RR had different colored small parts - not all the same uniform finish. I have seen the crossed cannons on other 43's, but not as clean and sharp as yours and the ones I saw had the original finish, so it is odd that yours are so clean and sharp. The pics are difficult to see the finish or the markings. The FJA stamp is correct, thou somtimes these are faked on a newer slide. A barrel without marking is not original.Ī mag marked G or RR on the mag would be correct for a 43 Remingtion Rand - I see no marking from the picture so its not original. Any markings on the barrel? An HS marked barrel is original. I have no idea if the EGA is period or not. Since by military specification all parts were interchangeable, the arsenals paid no attention to trying to match mfgs or dates of mfg - they just put guns back together and re-issued them. M1911/1911A1s made prior to early 1941 were originally blued. The pistol comes with a m36 belt and holster that someone fixed a EGA to. This included cleaning and refinishing (parkerizing). his 1911A1 is in excellent condition and retains approximately 95 of its parkerizing. I was going to go look at it this weekend and was wondering if there is anything specific I should look for. It is common for slides and frames to be mismatched manufacturers on arsenal reworked guns, as they did not concern themselves with matching them during this process.
However, during a rebuild, this MSH could have been installed at armory level, so it does not mean its a Buba parts gun. My lgs has a 1943 remington rand for sale for 1100. The MSH is not correct for a 1943 RR from my experience. My take is without papers, the box is suspect. Original parts are availabe and it may be worth collecting if the frame and slide are in good shape. This is a nice pistol for shooting, however it has some non-original parts, but its a nice looking shooter as long as you did not pay too much.
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