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Old 08-03-2016, 03:14 PM
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found this old Remington Rand on Gunsamerica. got it yesterday, cleaned it up last night and it looks better than the pictures the seller posted. it was made in the last batch RR made in 1944. don't think it ever went to war as there is no holster wear or any kind of wear. feed ramp has a slight line where it was fired. lee
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Old 08-03-2016, 03:25 PM
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Lee, you already know my thoughts on this, but to reiterate...congratulations on a nice find. If I had the money, I'd buy these old Remington Rands every chance I got.

We'll look forward to a range report!
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Old 08-03-2016, 03:41 PM
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How can you not love an original 1911 or 1911A1? Nice catch.
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Old 08-03-2016, 09:27 PM
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Been watching for one of those but seems like I am never in the right place at the right time. Looks real good,enjoy!
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Old 08-03-2016, 10:10 PM
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Great find. Enjoy!
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I do prefer the wide spur hammer on this one.
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Old 08-03-2016, 11:12 PM
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Been watching for one of those but seems like I am never in the right place at the right time.
They are relatively easy to find.

The problem arises when you have to decide how badly you want one and how much you want to pay for one. This applies to the Ithaca 1911A1s as well.

As a lot of people are finding out, the days of the bargain basement G.I. 1911A1s are pretty much long gone and they ain't coming back.
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Old 08-03-2016, 11:49 PM
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A very nice catch. Is the trigger broken in yet?
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Old 08-04-2016, 12:04 AM
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Rick, not yet but will be when it cools off some. I've become a fair weather shooter/hunter the last few years. if I do okay, i'll post a range report this fall. lee
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Looks good to me,congrats!
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Old 08-04-2016, 11:22 PM
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Geez, Barner! Yer killin' me here.

Nice find.
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Old 08-07-2016, 10:05 PM
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Very cool- congrats. I was lucky enough to inherit a 1911 Ithaca A1 from my grandfather 5 years ago and those vintage WWII 1911s are so interesting. If you can track down Clawson's book (I have a copy somewhere) you should try to figure out where it was shipped.
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Old 08-07-2016, 10:11 PM
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I've got his book too. it has the colt shipping records but not the RRs. lee
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Most of the Ithacas went to the Army Air Force.
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Old 08-08-2016, 09:56 AM
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new pictures. in the first ones it had too much oil on it. now it looks more like an old G I pistol. lee
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That's a real good one, Lee.

I've got it's brother, RR serial number 1799293, my notes say 1944 but I don't know when in '44.

Mine has a few light scratches that don't go through the Parkerizing. From the looks of it, it wasn't carried much. The fellow I bought it from had it rattling around in a toolbox wrapped in an old shirt, which probably was where and how the scratches occurred.

He was a deputy I worked with. It had belonged to his late father, a Colonel who brought it back from the Pacific after the war. His dad was a veterinarian who served under McArthur in the Philippines, they had pack mules. Shot very little judging from the lack of wear on the finish on the barrel hood and elsewhere. Probably only used to put down a few mules.
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Old 08-08-2016, 12:36 PM
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BUFF, post some pics here. you should get all the information you can on the Colonel, and if possible any of his medals, patches etc and keep the documentation with the pistol. lee
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Can't beat a classic in good shape! Sounds like it's moved to a good home!
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I may be the last person in the U.S. without a digital camera. I'd probably be given one if I was on welfare.

I've got to start selling things so I'll have to buy one soon.
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