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Dates of Production by Model and Serial Number for Model 1911A1,.45 ACP. Remington Rand: 125000. * Colt duplicated the following serial number blocks.
My friend went to the pawn shop a couple of days ago and bought a Remington Rand 1911a1 for $480. This included the gun and holster. He checked it out and it was in MINT CHERRY condition.barrel was dirty but great nonetheless. It looks a few years old. He took it to an antique gun place and the owner said it was a 1944 model according to serial # and attempted to give him $800 for it. Now I know this is an old gun but do you think my friend got a good deal and how much do you think the gun is valued at.Super Dave:mrgreen. If it is a 1944 vintage Remington Rand in with excellent finish, I'd suspect it to be a refinish job.
The Remington Rand batch was pretty plentiful, and many saw use on up until the late fifties or later. Most I saw were dang nigh silver colored for lack of finish. But, on the other hand, you have a great pistol, one of the best.
And, at the price you stated, a good bargain. Whether you want to sell it or not is up to you. Its a great shooter as is, and also a good platform for a custom job.
Hello all, Im new to the board and this is my first post here. I've recently found a love for the 1911 style pistols and picked up a Remington Rand I believe. My Question is did RR make guns with out a NO or No before the serial number? I will list some of the marking on the gun maybe someone could help me out. This gun seems to have a few mismatched parts and I'm trying to get it correct. Frame markings United States Property N 1911 A1 U.S.
Army Serial num without No or NO 24172XX U on the trigger guard top Under A1 on above marking Looks to be also a 2 on trigger guard under trigger Other side w/ mag button Looks to be a 3 or 8 at top of the trigger guard Also looks to be a FIA stamp under the slide stop. This is an interesting marking because it has been stamped twice, but is very faint in both strikes. Avoid the temptation to replace everything on your brand-new 1911 just to make it 'better'. Know what you're changing out and why. You may spend a lot of money fixing things that weren't broken to begin with. Shoot at least 500 rounds through it first, then decide what you don't like and want to improve. Regarding vintage 1911s, pre-1970 pistols are highly collectible in original, unaltered condition and should NEVER be refinished or modified as it completely ruins their monetary value.
If it's blued you have a refinished weapon for sure. It was originally parkerized. BTW just for hysterical note, the 'NO.'
Was stamped first before the pistols were parkerized. Later when the pistols were inspected and accepted the serial number was applied.
As a result the serial number was stamped over the parkerizing, while the 'NO.' Was under the finish. Once accepted they were also stamped with Col. Atwood's initials (FJA). On your pistol the stamp bounced as it was struck, which was common. Avoid the temptation to replace everything on your brand-new 1911 just to make it 'better'.
Know what you're changing out and why. You may spend a lot of money fixing things that weren't broken to begin with. Shoot at least 500 rounds through it first, then decide what you don't like and want to improve. Regarding vintage 1911s, pre-1970 pistols are highly collectible in original, unaltered condition and should NEVER be refinished or modified as it completely ruins their monetary value. They did use a blue on rr in 42,called du-lite How ever your gun is a 1945 manufacture date The “United States Property N 1911 A1 U.S. Army” Is actually United States Property m 1911 A1 U.S. Army Not a n,some stampings are not clear The “no” is common before serial numbers after 1943 dates The fia,should be FJA, Frank J.
Atwood You should have a armorors mark under the mag release,on the other side you should have a crossed cannon near the back of the frame behind the grip,this is most common not to be a strong stamp and very faint, your slide should also have a stamp right after the rear sight “p” Have you stripped it and looked at the barrel?? Or the grips? The gun does have a M instead of a N before 1911. Looks like I just mistyped there. That is also a FJA after a closer look.
There is also no mark under the mag release, crossed cannons or a P on the slide. It is a RR slide, but this gun just seems to be missing marks here and there. Maybe in the refinish! Its been played with quite a bit. Someone has replaced the grips, hammer, trigger and put in a National Match Colt barrel. I was going to try and get it back to more original, but It might end up being a money pit. Kinda like most guns I own.
Avoid the temptation to replace everything on your brand-new 1911 just to make it 'better'. Know what you're changing out and why.
You may spend a lot of money fixing things that weren't broken to begin with. Shoot at least 500 rounds through it first, then decide what you don't like and want to improve.
Regarding vintage 1911s, pre-1970 pistols are highly collectible in original, unaltered condition and should NEVER be refinished or modified as it completely ruins their monetary value.