met this retired jarhead at the range today

saw his WWII-design shoulder rig and walked over to check it out

it was an exact replica

IN IT was an original, unrestored, 80%, 1943 Remington Rand 1911

and he was shooting it

my hero

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I never saw one for a left handed shooter...In fact when I was in the Corps i GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT IF YOU WERE LEFT HANDED YOU SOON BECAME A RIGHT HANDED SHOOTER. OF COURSE THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO....

Nice holster, got any more pics of the gun?

Dude looks like he's kicked some *** in his day.

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No life story has happy end.

My Uncle, who went through Parris Island in 1949, said his DIs told him that if God, The Corps, and Chesty Puller had wanted him to shoot left-handed, they would have issued him a left-handed Garand.

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I have one of those from Vietnam and a 1942 version of a Colt 1911a1 (all GI). I still shoot mine. Its one of the most comfortable holsters I ever used. When I was in the Guard, and we had to draw weapons, I skipped the arms room and went to my own 1911a1 and carried it in this holster. I was in a position where I could get by with it.

Also used the 1911a1 after we switched to the Berettas.

Still use it but over the years the leather is shrinking, I have to keep letting the straps out.

My second son went in the Corp in 1999. They let him be left handed, or he never would have found the target, and he would have starved to death too. His score of record is 242/250 (Not bad for a computer nerd). All my sons received a 1911 of some sort for their 21st birthday and they have standard US hip holsters (#2's is left handed (brown color), a gift from a left handed Viet Nam Marine). Ivan

That is slick. I'd be curious about who made it for him, I haven't seen one for properly handed people before!

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Even older, even crankier....

That was my service weapon when I was in the Corps. I loved that thing. Would like to find and original WWII model, within my price range.

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Semper Fi

Nice Holster rig!

Oh wow, a 1943. I want one of that vintage. I love the 1911. Both my wife and I carry new Remington 1911 R1 pistols.

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Here you go


Pacific Canvas & Leather Co. INC

We all know how leather likes to shrink, I have leather jackets that shrank so much they don't fit anymore.

He corrected me last night.

He carries a '43 and the holstered gun is a '44.

SIR, YES, SIR!

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"and he was shooting it"
Really! If I can't shoot it I don't really want to own it.

Thanks! I'll call my order in tonight......

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Even older, even crankier....

I have fond memories of shooting 1911's and M14's off the fantail of the USS Springfield. We had about 100 Marines on board and occassionally they'de let this swabby join in. We had someone throwing glass jugs off the bow of the ship and we shot them as we passed by. It seems like most of the 1911a1's they had were Ithaca but I also remember Colt and Remington Rand. The R/R I currently own has been in my possession for over ten years. I run a couple of mags through it maybe once a year. It'll shoot 2" groups at 25 yards. I've gotten traded out of a couple of Ithaca's and one US&S. Wish I still had them. For whatever reason I've never been ever to economically get my hands on a Colt 1911a1. As for Ithaca, apparently someone bought them out and moved them and started making guns again. I looked on their website and found some nice shotguns and a very nice, but pricey,($1800) 1911a1.