Remington rand 1911a1 history serial number#

The M3 Holster is in very fine condition with strong embossed 'US' markings on the front of the holster and crisp 'USMC/BOYT/43' markings on the back of the holster, The uniform components in the group generally show use but remain in very good condition. The markings on the frame and slide are crisp. The magazine has nearly all of the dull blue finish intact. The brown plastic stocks are in excellent condition. The barrel has 80% of the original blue finish with cycling wear on the top of the chamber. There is some minor finish wear on the high points of the slide stop and safety lock. Wear is limited to minor finish loss on the edges of the slide, frame and forward edge of the trigger guard. Shaffer: (1) tropical fiber helmet with USMC insignia, (2) two USMC utility caps (covers) with USMC stenciled insignia, (3) Russell, 1918-dated magazine pouch with WWII magazine (full blue, 'G' on toe), (4) brown leather magazine pouch with two magazines (faded two-tone, one blank, one marked 'B' on the toe), (5) Sam Browne Belt with sword hanger, (6) white cotton sword sling, (7) USMC white twill blouse, trousers and starched collars, (8) USMC 1LT gold bullion epaulets, (9) seven tan USMC shirts, (10) one pair of tan cotton trousers, (11) cotton twill riding breeches, (12) several tan cotton ties, (13) tan twill overseas cap, (13) one pair of USMC forest green wool trousers, (14) three 'USMC' marked utility blouses, (15) one pair of utility trousers and (16) Japanese Imperial Army (IJA) collar tabs given to MAJ Shaffer by MAJ Yoshitaka Horie, IJA, on Chichi Jima, Bonin, Islands.Ĭondition: The M1911A1 Pistol is in excellent original condition and retains 95% of the original parkerized finish. In addition to the M1911A1 Pistol and M3 Holster, the group includes the following WWII USMC uniforms and equipment worn by MAJ. Major Shaffer was awarded a Naval Unit Citation for operations with cruiser Division 12 and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with seven stars. Shaffer ended WWII as a Major and retired from the Marines as a Lieutenant Colonel. Montpelier (CL-57) in the Solomon Islands and with the 3rd Marine Division in the Marinas Islands. Shaffer subsequently served with the Marine detachment on the light cruiser U.S.S. Hornet (CV-8) during the Doolittle Raid on Japan on Apand at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. During WWII, Shaffer served as a Marine Officer on the aircraft carrier U.S.S.

A letter from Shaffer with the pistol states he was given the pistol by a Navy officer from the 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company on Guam. This pistol was carried during WWII by Robert Shaffer USMC. The pistol is accompanied by a russet leather M3 Shoulder Holster marked: 'USMC/BOYT/43' in three lines on the back. A 'P' proof mark is stamped on the top of the slide ahead of the rear sight. The left side of the slide is stamped with the third pattern, one-inch, markings: 'REMINGTON RAND, INC./SYRACUSE, N.Y. 'P' is stamped inside the frame barrel channel and a 'G' is stamped on the top of the frame to the right of the disconnector hole. A 'P' proof mark is stamped below the magazine release. '6' is stamped on the left side of the trigger guard bow and the 'FJA' Ordnance final inspection mark is stamped below the slide stop cut out. 1484476' is stamped behind the slide stop hole and 'M 1911 A1 U.S. The right side of the frame is stamped with the Ordnance escutcheon behind the grip.

Remington rand 1911a1 history serial number#

The proof marks, Ordnance escutcheon, final inspection marks and serial number were all stamped after the pistol was parkerized and show traces of bright finish.

The original checkered or grooved mainspring housing has been replaced with a parkerized Model 1911 mainspring housing. The narrow spur hammer has well defined bordered knurling, the safety lock has impressed checkering and the slide stop is serrated. It has a gray-green parkerized finish with blued High Standard (HS) barrel and Keys Fibre Co., stocks with large reinforcing rings. This pistol is a Model 1911A1 Automatic Pistol that was manufactured by Remington Rand, Inc., in 1944.