USGI Remington Rand

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Question for Dave1563621, usnmars, or Nickjc.

Any chance that this one is from 44? I have my doubts. I'm looking at this one real hard. The owner claims his Father picked it up from the beach (Omaha) on D-Day. He is no longer alive. God bless him for his service.

Serial number is 2055xxx

Everything looks correct, but I am far from an expert. The barrel is made by High Standard. FJA stamped. Proof marks in the right places.

The problems I have with the claim is that it wears an Augusta Arsenal stamp, and has a checkered mainspring housing- should be serrated.

Coolgunsite tells me early 45 as do other sites, but sightm1911.com tells me it was part of a second shipment in 1944. He also had a small bottle of sand from Omaha beach that he kept with his 1911A1.

Is there a chance that this could go to re-aresenal and still have it's original finish?

All comments welcome.

Thanks.

[1563621 388]

Roland, my book says 44, Did he pick it up off Omaha, then send to Augusta for a repair? That sounds like some story for an AA rebuild? 9-1200. Dave

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Said it was picked up off Omaha. Sadly he is no longer around to ask though.. Dave is there a way to know when it could have been delivered to SA from NY? I know.. I'm a little suspect. Would be really nice if it has a chance of being possible though. I'm Ok with the price. It is below that range.

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Roland, If it is AA marked it was in service late 44 then went in for a rebuild @AA. No way picked up off beach on June 6 44.. Turnaround time in 44-45 was many months. Buyit as a rebuild- a nice one, but still a rebuild. Dave

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Dave, Nick, thanks for your opinions. I guess I was already doubting the story. Thanks for confirming. The fact that it went to Arsenal rebuild means that is saw good hard service during the war. I did read somewhere once that they sometimes went in for just general cleaning if they were acting up and were not actually re-finished. I have a feeling that it may be the original finish on this one, but I can't be sure. I'm probably going to pick it up anyway. M1911A1 are like chips. You just can't only have one. At the price I could get it for it might even be a shooter.

Buy the gun not the story...Going to have to save that one Nick. LOL

 

Just out of curiosity Dave is your reference book the Clawson one?

[BlueLineFish 615]

oh how i want one of these

[intercooler 41]

i have 4...I will check mine over, i know one of them is an as issued 44 or 45 RR

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RR is home. Need to figure if it was refinished now...