I hope this is the right place for this post.
I inherited this .45 when my father passed away in 1988. In talking about this pistol with a friend who is a collector, he said it was rare to see one in this condition with all the items it was issued with.
I am looking to sell this piece since none of my grandchildren have interest in it. A friend said I should contact Remington and see if they would be interested in it. I was told they have a museum so I emailed them a few weeks ago but haven't heard form them yet.
Any suggestions or advice?
Tad
Below is a description of the piece.
It was given to my father back in the mid 60's by a friend who was a collector and gunsmith.
It’s a 1911A1 Remington-Rand manufactured in March of 1945 according to the serial number.
It is unfired, in its original box with 2 magazines, 2 boxes of unopened ammo, along with an issued holster.
Original box
The serial number ranges, 2180856 – 2220855 were shipped in March of 1945.
The color change on the front of the slide is still visible. (This is due to a required hardening process.) I was told that this rare to find since this typically wears away during normal use. The color change on the front of the slide came when the manufacturer (all 1911A1 pistols after a certain date) was required to do a hardening process on the pistol.
One of the 2 unopened ammo boxes, Lot #1302. From my research this lot was produced between 1940-41. The Frankford Arsenal (F.A.) ammo was non-corrosive beginning with lot #1542 in July 1954.
Stamped on the bottom of one of the Magazines is:
"COLT
45 AUTO."
The Colt magazine has the horizontally squashed lettering with a decimal point only after AUTO., which indicates it is from the 1930s.
The "O" in AUTO is round while the "O" in COLT is squashed.
It also has pinned a base plate.
Colt Magazine toe plate side profile.
The second magazine has a welded base plate and on the top of the toe plate it has the Gothic R pointed toward the magazine body indicating it was manufactured by Risdon Tool and Machine Company of Naugatuck, CT. and is the more common mag.
Ridson Mag upper toe plate.
The holster was made by BOYT (Boyt Harness Company, Des Moines , Iowa ), with the E.T.G. inspectors stamp. I understand this is a pretty common holster.
