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I see many posts and threads concerning 1911 .45s but they're all about newer ones made for civilian use. How many here have an actual as-issued-to-troops .45? Although I personally don't own any, I would very much like to but it would have to be a military issue pistol. Finances permitting, of course.

Would any of you military .45 owners post some pictures? I'd like to see some in their original, military configuration. Thanks.
 
A minty 1945 manufacture Remington Rand. Below it is an original/correct 1919 production
Black Army Colt. I have more, but I don't have pictures. The Union Switch twins are in a safe deposit box 45 miles away, and haven't seen the light of day in years...along with an Ithaca, a 1913 GI Colt, and a 1917 Commercial Government Model.

On-site, I've got 1942 and a 1943 GI Colts. No pictures.

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You mean like this?

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The sights were beat almost flat, the mainspring housing was actually bent, the barrel didn't fit well enough to hold 18" groups at 5 feet and the grips were cracked and split.

I rebuilt it.
 
Well, it's not an "as issued to troops" 1911, it's about half... But it's as close as I can afford right now, someday I'll get the real deal!

It's an Ithaca slide made during WW2 stuck on a more recent Auto Ordnance 1911A1 frame.



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This used to be my dad's. He sold/traded it to my uncle. The serial number dates the frame to 1913, but it was rebuilt by the Augusta Armory so the grips & slide sadly aren't original.

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Fell in love with this one as soon as I saw the rack number... had to have it and can't imagine getting rid of it.
 

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Superb collection

Thanks, Tuner!
You have a superb collection there. When you get time, I am sure that we would all appreciate pictures.
Two that I wish I still had:
A Colt 1911A1 of WWII vintage, (a collection of spare parts, but the receiver said, "Colt" and the serial numbers were beautiful!) I had a friend rebuild it with match slide, barrel, trigger job and sights. That was a shooter! That got sold when the kids started college.
A Remington Rand that we captured during a patrol in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam in 1969. It was beat up and rusty, but it still worked. Should have kept it, but turned it in like we were supposed to...it probably went home to the U.S. with some rear echelon type!
 
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Still have my Dad's web belt, holster and magazine case that he carried in WWI and WWII. That stuff is getting near to 100 years old! (Wish I had his .45!)
 
My 1943 Remington Rand (Type 2).

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Sorry for the horrid pic... I just took it out of the safe and snapped a pic. I should clean the RIG off it and take some proper pics that show off the Dulite finish.

It did not see very much action as it's near mint condition. Of course it'd be worth a whole lot less today if it had spent it's life being bashed across Europe or the Pacific.

I have a few more but no pics at the moment.

If you really want a USGI 1911 or 1911A1, I'd highly suggest you buy Clawson's book and read up on them. Some are very valuable and even the most mundane mixmasters are bringing more and more $$$ these days. Know what your buying and don't over pay.
Will
 
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