Where do all the cool 1911 guys congregate?

[ZoidMeister]

On 2/9/2017 at 1:01 PM, R1100R said:

Love my 10mm and Super .38

Funny, I only own two Kimbers.  There are other manufacturers of 1911's I prefer way more, and for a variety of reasons.

One of my two Kimbers is a 10mm, the other is a .38 Super . . . .

 

[Major Kong]

My 10mm built on a Fusion frame with Ed Brown and Wilson Combat parts.

[Esko 270]

I got to see my neighbors 1911 today. He had been telling me about it and said it was WW2 era so I assumed it was an old Colt but to my surprise it was a Remington stamped property of US government Army. Shows what I know, I thought Colt was what the military carried back in those days. Should have got a pic.

[donwrightdesigns]

Anybody seen many of these?

[ZoidMeister]

7 hours ago, donwrightdesigns said:

Anybody seen many of these?

That one looks to be a bit of a FrankenColt.  The slide dates to 1945 military production, which would have been towards the end of the war and would have been .45 ACP.  The slide is pretty obvious not military.  It's a .38 Special (not .38 Super) National Match. 

The length differences between the two cartridges, and the size difference in the magazines, makes me wonder how it shoots, if at all . . . .

[gregintenn]

16 hours ago, Esko 270 said:

I got to see my neighbors 1911 today. He had been telling me about it and said it was WW2 era so I assumed it was an old Colt but to my surprise it was a Remington stamped property of US government Army. Shows what I know, I thought Colt was what the military carried back in those days. Should have got a pic.

Remington Rand?

Were it marked Remington UMC, it would be of WW1 vintage, and worth a fortune.

[Esko 270]

16 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Remington Rand?

Were it marked Remington UMC, it would be of WW1 vintage, and worth a fortune.

I'll have to take another look. It was stamped  1911 A1 Remington United States property Army for sure . I was so surprised about it not being a Colt I didn't pay much attention. I will look again. 

[Garufa]

4 minutes ago, Esko 270 said:

I'll have to take another look. It was stamped  1911 A1 Remington United States property Army for sure . I was so surprised about it not being a Colt I didn't pay much attention. I will look again. 

There were actually several manufacturers of 1911A1's during WWII:  Remington Rand (a typewriter company, not Remington Arms), Colt, Ithaca, Union Switch & Signal and Singer.  Various production numbers among each but Remington Rand produced the most.

Edited February 13, 2017 by Garufa

[gregintenn]

An A1 would be a Remington Rand.

[donwrightdesigns]

That one looks to be a bit of a FrankenColt.  The slide dates to 1945 military production, which would have been towards the end of the war and would have been .45 ACP.  The slide is pretty obvious not military.  It's a .38 Special (not .38 Super) National Match. 
The length differences between the two cartridges, and the size difference in the magazines, makes me wonder how it shoots, if at all . . . .

it shoots incredibly well. it's an icatha frame colt everything else. dad shot with it competitively in military and its been praised by all the old 1911 lovers at gun gatherings all over between nashville and savannah GA - he had it "worked over" back in the 60s and it's been well cared for since. 2.6 lb trigger with all function tests passed thoroughly. I have 3 others all in 45 ranging from bone stock 1911a1 to completely fine tuned for paper punching perfection. lucky son, i am as they've been passed down to me. in addition to those, he also gave me his Smith&Wesson model 41, p38, walther ppk x 2 (left and right hand), and a myriad of shotguns.

I'll take more photos of it if anyone is interested!

Dad's deteriorating memory due to alzheimer's may have resulted in a frame/slide mismatch which i plan to look into when i strip them all down for a thorough cleaning and inspection tomorrow.


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[ma6907]

I think you will find this forum to be pretty tolerant of differing opinions and full of reliable authorities.  Most "caliber war" conversations are pretty tongue in cheek (I said most) and I have found pretty good advice in replies on almost everything I have posted.