It is not uncommon to have a USGI 1911 or A1 with mismatched frame/slide. Redeye, you indeed have a 1942 Colt frame and Rem Rand slide. I also have a 22 cal conversion I sometimes shoot with the wife. The gun shoots great and is alot of fun to shoot, not the most accrate( probably me). Any other info or corrections would be appreciated. The No# before also is supposed to mean it was made by Colt? The grips were given to me by a fellow member"ChaosRob. Ellison Rear sight, The barrell is stamped HS ( meaning High Standard) on one side and on the other "P". It has a WB stamped where the idiot scratch is at. It also has a letter R stamped above that on the guard.? The slide is stamped Remington Rand Inc. From what I have found out is this: Serial # 8080xx around 1942?, It has a VP proofmark in a triangle on the left front trigger gaurd which supposidely means it was made by Colt. I was very interested in the comments because I also have a 1911A1 Remington Rand. I am not trying to hi-jack this thread and hope no one takes offense. So before you go changing out the sights make sure that pistol wasn't put together by the army for competition. Remington Rand used the same style front sight as the rest but they used a different rear sight than Colt. If that doesn't pan out then slides show up occasionally in various condition and price. Hopefully the rear dovetail was not altered but the rear sight can be found on ebay or gunbroker with a little patience. There were two different styles of front sight used in WWII so when looking make sure you get the right one. That one is peculiar to the 1943 in your SN range.Ī competent gunsmith can change the front sight. There were three different slide markings for Remington Rand. The bottom line should read "SYRACUSE, NEW YORK". The top line should read "REMINGTON RAND INC. I am also curious as to the slide marking. Who made the sights? I can't see the rear one well but the front sight is the same as those used by the marksmanship units of the day. It should have the short stamped military trigger. ![]() The trigger is definitely not original to the pistol.
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