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WWII Remington Rand
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We're any of these issued to general officers nickel plated. If so we're they factory plated and are they verifiable by serial number.
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Nickeled Remington Rand, doesn't seem correct? Although it might have been the personal property, of a U.S. General.
A plated 1911A1 was WITHOUT DOUBT modified by Bubba. Value is likely $400-500. There are a couple of gunsmiths who could strip the plate & parkerize such guns, & it would look like an arsenal rebuilt gun.
Neal
Thank you for the update. It is always good to hear the results of our combined input.
This one is supposed to be a WWII bring back from this guys uncle.The 1911 wasn't issued as a General Officers pistol until 1972.
These were produced from the military's existing 1911A1 stock, polished blue and marked 'General Officers Model' over 'RIA' on the slide. To my knowledge all were made using Colt pistols.
Well I saw the gun and it definitely was not a factory nickel. Although it was a WWII vintage Remington Rand 1911 and properly marked he wanted 1,500.00 and at that price I wasn't interested in denickeling it and reparkerizing it though that is what it needed. Underneath it was still a nice gun. He also had a 1903-a3 Smith Corona from the DCM 1962 in the original crate with paperwork in the cosmoline but he wanted $2,000.00.
Payed all of $17.00, for mine. @ $2000, should of held on to it.[:D]
Where you find this guy at? Sounds like are, local Gun Show scalpers.
The O3A3 barrel on my Newton rifle came from a batch of 5 for $5 with $7.50 for shipping.