Received my CMP Round 3 Rack Grade 1911

[VaTom]

Beautiful Ithaca. If you visit some of the 1911 forums and ask nicely, someone with access to Ithaca’s shipping records may be able to tell you when and where it shipped when it left the factory. I don’t think they were shipped in order around your serial number so it might take a little digging on their part.
I second the replacement of the recoil and firing pin springs. Cheap and easy.
Congratulations!

Shipping documents for Ithaca 1911A1s are hard to find. Ithaca doesn't have any (I contacted them 20 years ago when I got mine). When I have searched on line over the years there aren't many sources out there. I often wonder if the National Archives have such records of war equipment shipments.

 

[ron 57]

Shipping documents for Ithaca 1911A1s are hard to find. Ithaca doesn't have any (I contacted them 20 years ago when I got mine). When I have searched on line over the years there aren't many sources out there. I often wonder if the National Archives have such records of war equipment shipments.

I believe Ithaca’s shipping records were discovered several years ago. (Warehouse?) They were not in the best of shape and searching for a gun that didn’t ship in sequence requires some effort.