barrell marks
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barrell marks
Do all 1911a1 have the HS marks on the barrel? is there a posibility that a serial# 967XXX wouldn't? for how much will it fall from its original price if is not an original barrell?
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"HS" stands for High Standard which was a firearms manufacturer located in Conn. They made some fine .22 target and everyday plinking pistols along with other firearms. You'll see them for sale all over Gunbroker and Auction Arms. They were one of several companies that provided barrels for M1911-A1 pistols during WWII.
Now, to your pistol. It's with a Remington-Rand or a Colt. Either by accident of design, Colt's copied several groups of serial numbers that the government had assigned to other manufacturers who were, Ithaca, Remington-Rand (already mentioned) and Union Switch and Signal. A small group of pistols were made by Singer Sewing Machine company, but they had a serial number range all their own. So, your pistol could be either a Rem-Rand or a Colt that was made in late 1942 or early 1943. How can you tell which one, you ask? Easy. Look at the left side of the frame and if the inspector's initials are F J A, for Frank J. Atwood, it's a Remington-Rand. G H D for Guy Drewery is a Colt. Also, Colt used a fancier font for their serial numbers whereas Rem-Rand used a block format. The slide should read, REMINGTON-RAND, INC and under that SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S.A. the measuring of the lettering should be 1 3/8 inches long (second type slide) but could be 1 inch long. The finish could be Du-Lite which has more of a blue tint than gray unless the gun has been refinished.
To answer you question, HS is the correct barrel for a Rem-Rand (they also used Colt and Flannery Bolt barrels but mostly HS). I'd like to know more about your pistol, pics would be nice. My email is vito_farfellotti@yahoo.com
Now, to your pistol. It's with a Remington-Rand or a Colt. Either by accident of design, Colt's copied several groups of serial numbers that the government had assigned to other manufacturers who were, Ithaca, Remington-Rand (already mentioned) and Union Switch and Signal. A small group of pistols were made by Singer Sewing Machine company, but they had a serial number range all their own. So, your pistol could be either a Rem-Rand or a Colt that was made in late 1942 or early 1943. How can you tell which one, you ask? Easy. Look at the left side of the frame and if the inspector's initials are F J A, for Frank J. Atwood, it's a Remington-Rand. G H D for Guy Drewery is a Colt. Also, Colt used a fancier font for their serial numbers whereas Rem-Rand used a block format. The slide should read, REMINGTON-RAND, INC and under that SYRACUSE, N.Y. U.S.A. the measuring of the lettering should be 1 3/8 inches long (second type slide) but could be 1 inch long. The finish could be Du-Lite which has more of a blue tint than gray unless the gun has been refinished.
To answer you question, HS is the correct barrel for a Rem-Rand (they also used Colt and Flannery Bolt barrels but mostly HS). I'd like to know more about your pistol, pics would be nice. My email is vito_farfellotti@yahoo.com