Pawn Shop Score.....1945 Remington Rand M1911A1

[1srelluc]

I walked into a local pawn shop this morning and walked out with this M1911A1.

I gave $800.00 for it.

It looks like an OEM RR frame (no repark) with the proper parts for the year.

Looks like it just got a "new" Numax contract slide for some reason as everything else is proper for a 1945 RR.....Perhaps it was one of the CMP first batch service grade guns they sold several years ago. Meh, who knows.

The mag is a S (Scovil) marked blued mag. (correct for a 1945 RR)

The only thing I found wrong with it was one of the grip bushings was frozen to the grip screw.....I fixed that.

 

[odanny]

I wonder how many manufacturers made the same looking .45 for the military in WWII, I thought it was just Colt, but that's because that is the only one I'm familiar with.

 

[1srelluc]

I wonder how many manufacturers made the same looking .45 for the military in WWII, I thought it was just Colt, but that's because that is the only one I'm familiar with.

here you go:

Index of M1911 and M1911A1 Manufactures

 

[mudwhistle]

I walked into a local pawn shop this morning and walked out with this M1911A1.

I gave $800.00 for it.

It looks like an OEM RR frame (no repark) with the proper parts for the year.

Looks like it just got a "new" Numax contract slide for some reason as everything else is proper for a 1945 RR.....Perhaps it was one of the CMP first batch service grade guns they sold several years ago. Meh, who knows.

The mag is a S (Scovil) marked blued mag. (correct for a 1945 RR)

The only thing I found wrong with it was one of the grip bushings was frozen to the grip screw.....I fixed that.

US Army issue.

 

[1srelluc]

US Army issue.

You can get one too:

Surplus U.S. Army 1911 Information - Civilian Marksmanship Program

The latest on the CMP 1911 sales will be posted on this page, including ordering and grade information as well as availability.

thecmp.org

Pickings are getting a bit slim now as to condition and OEM parts.

 

[odanny]

I worked with a guy who got all kinds of M1 Garand's from CMP, he told me has owned over 20 of them, many he said were like new (maybe were) and I tried to buy one from him, he said he was going to pare down his inventory, and still he would not part with even one of them.

 

[1srelluc]

I worked with a guy who got all kinds of M1 Garand's from CMP, he told me has owned over 20 of them, many he said were like new (maybe were) and I tried to buy one from him, he said he was going to pare down his inventory, and still he would not part with even one of them.

They have stores:

Visit CMP Stores - Civilian Marksmanship Program

The CMP Stores, located in Alabama and Ohio, are full of a wide variety of firearms and marksmanship essentials – available all year long.

thecmp.org

I've taken the "pilgrimage" with some friends to their OH store for hands-on buys but that was 20+ years ago, back when they had a lot of different rifle models to choose from.

Best to just order directly these days as all their Garands are serviceable.

 

[odanny]

He got all his from Ohio, and even traveled there a few times himself. I was going to order one online like he always did but somewhere got lost in the process of CMP requirements.

 

[hjmick]

I wonder how many manufacturers made the same looking .45 for the military in WWII, I thought it was just Colt, but that's because that is the only one I'm familiar with.

 

[1srelluc]

He got all his from Ohio, and even traveled there a few times himself. I was going to order one online like he always did but somewhere got lost in the process of CMP requirements.

It can seem daunting, but it only seems that way.

There used to be tutorials on-line but I haven't seen one for a while or bothered to look as I'm more of a hands-on type of gun buyer.

 

[Failzero]

I carried my WW2 USGI “ Bringback” 1911A1 ( Mixmaster ) Colt slide / Ithaca Frame for first two years of my California CCW . It was an old timers truck gun for 30 years before I got it ( traded for work ) and I liked the thinness of it but after incidents of it thunking against a wall ( I carry really deep at almost 6:00 ) at an art gallery full of libs or clunking when I sat down on a metal bench at an outdoor event also surrounded by libs I retired the .45 to the Safe and began carrying Glock 19 or Glock 26 .

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

They have stores:

Visit CMP Stores - Civilian Marksmanship Program

The CMP Stores, located in Alabama and Ohio, are full of a wide variety of firearms and marksmanship essentials – available all year long.

thecmp.org

I've taken the "pilgrimage" with some friends to their OH store for hands-on buys but that was 20+ years ago, back when they had a lot of different rifle models to choose from.

Best to just order directly these days as all their Garands are serviceable.

Anniston Al is only a 3.5 hour drive for me I need to make a trip.

 

[Vastator]

I wonder how many manufacturers made the same looking .45 for the military in WWII, I thought it was just Colt, but that's because that is the only one I'm familiar with.

My uncle has a Singer manufactured (as in the sewing machine company) 1911. He says I can have it when he kicks his air addiction. Apparently it's a rare find...

 

[Vastator]

Anniston Al is only a 3.5 hour drive for me I need to make a trip.

I'm 5 minutes from there. It's a pretty impressive setup.

 

[1srelluc]

My uncle has a Singer manufactured (as in the sewing machine company) 1911. He says I can have it when he kicks his air addiction. Apparently it's a rare find...

Singer is the rarest...Union Switch and Signal is the second rarest M1911A1.

The Holy Grail of 1911s: The Singer 1911A1 - The Truth About Guns

John Browning’s 1911 is arguably the most iconic handgun of all time. Everyone knows what you’re talking about and can picture one in their head. A total of 2.7 million 1911s were made during its unprecedented 75-year-run as the standard sidearm of the United States military. And that doesn’t...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

Singer never hit the production rate goal, but they did fulfill their contract for 500 1911A1s. By 1941, Singer had divested themselves of the 1911 business and transferred their tooling and documentation to Remington Rand. As a result of this, Singers have the lowest production numbers of any 1911 model.

 

[Vastator]

Singer is the rarest...Union Switch and Signal is the second rarest M1911A1.

The Holy Grail of 1911s: The Singer 1911A1 - The Truth About Guns

John Browning’s 1911 is arguably the most iconic handgun of all time. Everyone knows what you’re talking about and can picture one in their head. A total of 2.7 million 1911s were made during its unprecedented 75-year-run as the standard sidearm of the United States military. And that doesn’t...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

Singer never hit the production rate goal, but they did fulfill their contract for 500 1911A1s. By 1941, Singer had divested themselves of the 1911 business and transferred their tooling and documentation to Remington Rand. As a result of this, Singers have the lowest production numbers of any 1911 model.

He's pretty proud of it. Claims it's worth a lot...

 

[1srelluc]

He's pretty proud of it. Claims it's worth a lot...

This one sold for 95K in 2021.

SOLD - Singer M1911A1 Pistol

6/22/21 - For the first time as a company, we are offering for sale this original Singer M1911A1 pistol from 1941. Known as the Holy Grail for 1911 and U.S. Military pistol collectors, there were only 500 ever produced. This particular pistol is serial number S800042, out of known range of...

www.legacy-collectibles.com

I saw a slide go for over 10K on eBay several years ago.

 

[Failzero]

My uncle has a Singer manufactured (as in the sewing machine company) 1911. He says I can have it when he kicks his air addiction. Apparently it's a rare find...

Yes , it’s uber rare as a US& S ( Union Switch & Signal ) is

 

[odanny]

My uncle has a Singer manufactured (as in the sewing machine company) 1911. He says I can have it when he kicks his air addiction. Apparently it's a rare find...

I have a General Motors manufactured M1 Carbine, I guess the rare ones that are worth money were made by Rockola, which made juke boxes. That Singer is worth some good money.

 

[odanny]

I'm 5 minutes from there. It's a pretty impressive setup.

I went to Basic Training there, the old Ft. McClellan. It's really beautiful country down there.