Make: Remington Rand

Model: 1911-A1

Serial Number: 996536

Year of Manufacture: 1943

Caliber: .45 ACP

Action Type: Single Action Semi-Auto fed by Removable Magazine

Barrel Length: 5”

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a short blade with a serrated, ramped rear face fixed to the slide. The rear sight is a square notch dovetailed into the slide.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered brown plastic Keyes Fibre with reinforcement rings around the screws and reinforcement ribs on the inside. The grips have even light wear with some scattered nicks and scratches. There are no chips or cracks. The checkering is generally well defined. Overall, the grips are in Very Good Condition.

Type of Finish: Parkerized

Finish Originality: Refinished (Arsenal Refurbished)

Bore Condition: The bore is semi-bright. The rifling is sharp. There is scattered minor erosion and pitting in the bore. In this writer's opinion, the bore rates 6 or 7 out of 10.

Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 90% of its arsenal refurbished metal finish. The finish is thinning at most edges. There is some minor surface erosion, most notable on the right-rear of the slide. The barrel has extensive finish wear and scattered minor oxidation. There are some scattered minor nicks, scuffs, and scratches. The action shows operational wear. The screw heads are tool marked with strong slots. The markings are generally clear, though the Ordnance wheel is incomplete, as is common. Overall, this pistol is in Very Good Condition as Arsenal Refurbished.

Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We have not fired this pistol. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with one original US WW2 General Shaver blued7-round magazine.

Our Assessment: The Colt 1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol was designed by the legendary firearms inventor John Moses Browning, and developed for the US Army after the .38 LC revolver failed to stop charging Moro warriors in the Philippines. The US Army issued the powerful .45 to officers, NCOs, and machine gunners in both World War 1 and World War 2. As was the case at the outset of the Great War, the demand for Colt M-1911A1 pistols by the US Army at the beginning of WW2 would exceed the production capacity of Colt. This time, the US government had already planned to contract-out pistol production to other manufacturers. The M-1911A1 was even able to be simplified due to educational orders and a production study conducted by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, who developed comprehensive plans and instructions for companies who had never made a 1911A1, allowing them to easily order materials and machinery, and set up manufacturing for the pistol. Remington Rand was the star example of this project's success, and by the end of the war, they had produced just about as many M-1911A1s as all of the other makers combined, and remarkably, at the lowest price while being the highest quality.

This US Army WW2 Remington Rand Model 1911A1 Semi-Auto Pistol was made in 1943 and is in Very Good Condition as Arsenal Refurbished. It features a 5” barrel, 90% of its arsenal refurbished parkerized finish, martial markings, checkered brown plastic Keyes Fibre grips with reinforcement rings around the screws and reinforcement ribs on the inside, a distinctive General Shaver blued 7-round magazine, strong mechanics, and a semi-bright bore with sharp rifling (there’s scattered minor erosion and pitting). This would make a nice addition for a collector who wants to add a Remington Rand to a 1911 or WWII small arms collection.