Picked up this today. Original finish 1944 Remington Rand. I would rate it 95-98%. Someone squirreled this thing away and actually took care of it. I may have paid a little too much but how often do you see one in this condition? I have been all through it and everything appears correct. I was originally planning on spending more and buying a Colt but couldn't pass on this.

I have a lot of WWII guns but no 1911A1 , with the death of my grandfather last month I really wanted to add one to the collection.

Now to work up a good handload for it

Great looking 1911 Jared. You're right about not too many of them still being in that great of condition.

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Very nice!

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Those oldies have it all. Excellent decision, for all the right reasons.

Good on you!

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Looks amazing!

Looks like a dandy!

Don't find then like that very often - great deal.

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The prices are all over the place. For a WWII 1911 that hasn't been messed with and in in fair shape prices seem to start around $1000 and go up. Really haven't seen much under that in a while. The Remington Rand is the most common so it is the lowest in price, closely followed by the Ithaca guns. A Colt in the condition of mine would probably start around 2500-2800. Union Switch and Signals in nice original condition are in the 5-6K range.

He got the 1911 he carried as for as Arkansas after the war and they were checking some people's bags so he ditched it along with a few other toys he brought back. He never did get checked so he could have got it back. He couldn't remember which brand he carried in Europe.