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- #Remington rand 1911a1 us army markings serial number#
- #Remington rand 1911a1 us army markings serial#
It is also accompanied by an article from the US Ordnance Dispatch authored by Scott Meadows, entitled "Golden Guns of Remington-Rand" that discusses this specific pistol along with a walnut display stand.
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The right side of the slide is also marked or inscribed "500,000TH, PISTOL AUTOMATIC CALIBER.
#Remington rand 1911a1 us army markings serial#
There is no regular serial numbered marked on the frame as those were reserved for US Army contract pistols and could not be used on this piece.
#Remington rand 1911a1 us army markings serial number#
In additional it has the following factory presentation markings milled or inscribed left side of the frame is marked "OCTOBER 17 1944", denoting the month and year of presentation and the right side has serial number inscribed, "NO. Atwood's inspector mark and "P" below the magazine release. The left side of the frame as noted is correctly stamped with Frank J. ARMY" in front of the slide stop pin hole. The right side of the frame is stamped with the Ordnance Corps cartouche behind the grips, "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" over the serial number and "M 1911 A1 U.S. U.S.A." with a small letter "P" on top ahead of the rear sight.
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Atwood in appreciation for his services as the US Army Government inspector and that this pistol had been in his possession since the presentation in October 1944 until his death in 1977." The pistol as noted was a standard M1911A1 Remington-Rand pistol that has the factory markings on the left side of the slide of "REMINGTON RAND INC. Atwood, who was quoted as saying that "this pistol was taken off the production line at the Remington-Rand company and was presented to Lt Col. This pistol is accompanied by a notarized letter from the consignor which states that he purchased this pistol from Mrs. During the WWII time period you can imagine that this was an extremely important and demanding position, and obviously his work must have been of the highest standard to warrant receiving this factory presentation pistol. This indicates that this was a provisionally accepted as a US Army M1911A1 pistol, also accompanying these initials you will also find a small ordnance inspector proof on the right side which denotes final inspection and acceptance by the in-plant QA inspectors. Consequently if you look at any model of M1911A1 produced by either of those companies, you will see his initials "F.J.A." prominently stamped on the left side of the pistol frames. During this time frame in the Rochester district both the Remington-Rand and Ithaca factories fell under his control. Lt Col Atwood was assigned to the Rochester Ordnance District and had sole responsibility for inspecting and accepting or rejecting all war material that was produced or manufactured under Government contract in this district from mid-1942 through early 1946. In case you are not familiar with Lt Col Atwood, he was the US Army Executive Officer that was in charge of all ordnance activities in his district. This pistol is in excellent, all original condition retaining nearly all of the original WWII Remington-Rand factory parkerized finish overall. This is just a beautiful, example of certainly a "One Of A Kind" Remington-Rand factory presentation M1911A1 pistol.