Remington Rand 1911 A1

[Calfed]

I got this a few weeks ago on auction and wondered if I could get some feedback. I know that it is a bit of a mix master, but glommed it at what I believe is a fair price.

The barrel nomenclature is a bit of a concern

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[browningautorifle]

Is that not a drawing number on the barrel? Here's a link for the pictures... http://www.klstottlemyer.com/ewExternalFiles/1911.pdf

[Calfed]

Thanks, Jim.

I'm wondering it is is worthwhile to restore this back to "all Remington Rand" configuration.

[five 0]

Need a 8 rib main spring housing, slide stop and HS barrel and another magazine. Is there a crossed cannon on the receiver? Looks good to me but let the experts give there opinions.

[browningautorifle]

Need a 8 rib main spring housing, slide stop and HS barrel and another magazine.

I'll bet you could find those things here...I have a couple mags, what would the marking be? Not sure they're original finish though...have to look.

[Sergio Natali]

From the pictures it looks like a nice gun, I don't think it would cost you an arm and a leg to look for correct parts to replace.

[mrclark303]

When the 1911A1 was replaced with the 92 in US Service, were they refubished and placed in war reserve store, or were they sold off on mass?

[oldcorps]

I was issued several .45's during my Marine Corps service and the armorers weren't picky about keeping them original. I have a minty High Standard barrel with link and pin, also Little and Risdon mags if you decide to restore it. PM if interested.

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I was issued several .45's during my Marine Corps service and the armorers weren't picky about keeping them original. I have a minty High Standard barrel with link and pin, also Little and Risdon mags if you decide to restore it. PM if interested. The grips appear to be the correct Keysport Fibre with the large rings.

[skip_c]

The trigger needs to be replaced with a stamped WWII trigger. The original Remington Rand came with a General Shafer magazines. They have a G stamped on the floor plate.
Hope this helps.
Skip

[oldcorps]

General Shaver was a division of Rem Rand and they are about the scarcest WWII mags. In addition to the usually faint "G" struck on top of the toe, they are unique for the period in having a welded seam down the spine. A third series R-R 1911A1 as this one is, would have been shipped with Risdon, Little, or basically any mags not manufactured by Colt or having a "C" prefix. In terms of restoring GI 1911A1's, parts correct for a R-R are about the least expensive and easiest to find and slides on these did not have numbers matching to the frame as would be the case with Colt during 1943 which would be the production year of the pistol in question. That was also the year that High Standard began barrel deliveries. Later R-R's would have Flannery Bolt (F) barrels but an early third would typically have been shipped with a High Standard barrel. 1st and 2nd model R-Rs frequently have pre-war Springfield barrels and even occasionally Colt with some other Colt parts.