#AGE OF REMINGTON RAND 1911A1 PISTOL MANUAL#

At some point after 1968, it made its way back to America. Given the status of Shanghai during WWII, it is most likely that this happened after the Japanese were defeated in 1945, and given the American attitude towards the Communist Chinese, it was likely sold before the city fell in 1949. This example was made by Remington Rand in 1943 and has markings indicating that it was sold to the city of Shanghai. They gained a reputation as a reliable handgun with plenty of stopping power, and are held in high regard by those who have used them. Our Assessment: The 19-A1 pistols served the military of the United States from 1911 to 1985, through two World Wars and the Korean and Vietnam wars. The magazine has rough finish with some scattered erosion, light operational wear, a strong spring, and there are cracks at the rear of each feed lip. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with a single 7-round magazine marked “G” on its floorplate with the distinctive General Shaver Division (a division of Remington Rand) spot-welds on the spine.

#AGE OF REMINGTON RAND 1911A1 PISTOL MANUAL#

This pistol has manual and grip safeties. There is light play between the slide and frame. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this pistol is in Good-Very Good condition. The markings are generally clear, the import marks are poorly struck. The screw heads range from sharp to tool marked with strong slots.

There are scattered light nicks, scuffs and scratches. There is some light erosion on the frame under the grips. The frontstrap and grip safety are mostly worn to white. Some worn areas have gone to a light patina. There is scattered finish wear and minor surface oxidation throughout with infrequent minor erosion. Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 50% of its metal finish. Based on the condition of the barrel compared with the slide and frame, the barrel may be a replacement partīore Condition: The bore is bright with sharp rifling. Overall, the grips are in Very Good condition.įinish Originality: The finish is original to the parts. There are tool marks in the reinforcement rings around the screws. The left panel has light wear, the right has more moderate wear with some scattered nicks, scuffs, spots of compressed checkers, and the right panel has a notable nick above the bottom mounting screw. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered brown plastic with reinforcement rings around the screws and reinforcement ribs on the inside. The rear sight is a square notch dovetailed into the slide. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a short blade with a serrated, ramped rear face fixed to the slide. CA.” import marks, concealed by the slide stop when assembled. The left of the frame has double-struck “GBE / H.B. The frontstrap has a Chinese character, “A5586”, two more Chinese characters which translate to “Shanghai Public” or “Shanghai City”, and “1527”. The barrel is marked “P” on the left link lug and “F” on the right (Flannery Bolt Co.). The top of the frame near the disconnector and the rear face of the slide under the firing pin plate are each marked “G”, the rear of the slide is also marked “U”. ARMY”, and at the rear there is an Ordnance wheel mark. The right side of the frame is marked “UNITED STATES PROPERTY / NO. Col., Sub-Inspector for Ithaca, Remington Rand and Union Switch). The left side of the frame below the slide stop is marked “FJA” (Frank J. The left of the frame behind the magazine release and the top of the slide in front of the rear sight are marked with a “P” acceptance proof. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “REMINGTON RAND INC. 45 Service Pistols”)Īction Type: Single Action Semi-Auto fed by Removable Magazine (no magazine included) Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Colts

Age of remington rand 1911a1 pistol