Remington Rand or Ithaca

lkannes

I have a M1911A1. The serial number is 175****. Today a gentleman at a gun show showed me a small booklet authored by a person with the last name of Hacker. In this booklet it showed my gun's serial as belonging to an Ithaca. Every other book and resource that I have seen puts this serial number in the Remington Rand range. The pistol has what I assumed is the correct Rand slide and all small parts appear correct for a Rand. The frame has the FJA inspector stamp and no re-arsenal marks. What say the experts?

Hawk Carse

You are awful secret on the serial number, but 1750000 is a Remington Rand according to Mr Clawson who is pretty well gospel on such stuff.

rufe-snow

According to my book. 1743847-1846003, Ithaca




EDIT #1,

My book was compiled and published by Steve Fuller. DBA, The Military Arms Research Service, circa 1977.






EDIT #2,

This site says it Remington Rand.



http://www.coolgunsite.com/pistols/colt production.htm

perry shooter

There is a lot of confusion around the numbers of your pistol The 175 xxx The Clawson 'Corrected information State it is a REMINGTON RAND
I would believe Clawson over Hacker as do 95% of 1911/1911A! people. I think hacker used Clawson's numbers before clawson corrected his mistake.

lkannes

quote:Originally posted by Hawk Carse
You are awful secret on the serial number, but 1750000 is a Remington Rand according to Mr Clawson who is pretty well gospel on such stuff.


I put it back in the safe and don't remember the last four numbers. I was too lazy to look again.

lkannes

Thanks for the info. It sounds like the majority think it's a Remington Rand.

Hawk Carse

Close clear pictures of the receiver markings would take it beyond a majority decision.

But I'll go with Clawson.