![]() There are a couple of 1911 forums you can easily find with Google that have tons of great information. I'd rather have an "incorrect" part that's been with my pistol since the war than a "correct" part that was installed yesterday. Also, parts were changed by armorers during WW2. Minor variations aren't unusual at all and lots of people have changed out original parts in a misguided attempt to make their pistols more "correct". The manufacturers were just cranking out pistols and any serviceable parts in the bin would be used. I definitely wouldn't change anything until I knew for sure, and probably not even then. By the time our pistols were made serrated was more common, but lots of 1911A1 owners on the various forums report having checkered MSHs on pistols in this range. The checkered mainspring housing was also an early feature. HS barrels were more common than Flannery but Flannery was certainly used (though I'm not 100% sure they were used this early). I'm no expert but at first glance your pistol looks correct to me. Looks like it may have some replacement parts on it ? ![]() I think it was altered by an owner at some point, so you could see it better. To me the front sight was not "repaired". Image Sold Item 2,975.00 - Used.45 ACP ORIGINAL WW2 1944 REMINGTON RAND 1911 A1 US ARMY 45 CROSSED CANNON & FJA 3282 Sold Location: Atwater, OH 44201 Sold Date: 12:00:00 AM 1,025.00 - Used OTHER MODEL. Nice period-correct reddish plastic grips. The front sight blade has been repaired with what looks like a tiny piece of brass. While there isn't a ton of actual finish loss, there is noticeable brown patina covering the whole gun. Pin-pricking on the front strap and around the front edge of the frame. Most of the wear is on the front strap, but there is also wear around the muzzle and on the high edges in general. The gun itself has retained about 90-92% of its finish. It comes as a rig with one magazine and a 1943-dated Graton & Knight Holster. However, I noticed the barrel bushing and the safety lock had a bit of a blued color compared to the rest of the pistol, which is. ![]() I was told that the pistol was 100 matching and period correct and it smells and looks that way. It is "United States Property" marked, "FJA" inspected, and has the proper cross-canon military cartouche. Hi all, I recently acquired a 1943 Remington Rand 1911 A1 pistol that brought back from a veteran who was in the war. 4/7/23 - This is a nice example of a Remington Rand Model 1911A1 issued to the US military in 1943.
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