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GHD marked which I am told stands for Guy H Drewry officer in charge of the Springfield Ordnance District. Looks like it went through Springfield Armory and then Anniston in 1978. This pistol has a blue finish magazine marked on the bottom of the base "19200-/ASSY 5508694/MFR. CMP 1911A1 1943 Colt frame with a Remington Rand Upper. There is a small amount of wear at the high points and w. ARMY' and includes a blue magazine and brown grips with sharp checkering. It is fitted with a proper blue finish barrel marked with the "P" proof on the left side and "HS", indicating High Standard manufacture, on the right side of the lug. This 1911A1 features Parkerized steel frame, and is engraved 'UNITED STATES PROPERTY'and 'M1911 A1 U. It has the checkered stamped trigger, checkered hammer with narrow spur, checkered thumb safety, serrated slide catch, serrated arched mainspring housing with nine grooves and Keyes Fibre grips with the narrow reinforcement ring around the screw holes, mold numbers 23 and 27. Atwood with a "P" near the magazine release. The left side of the frame is stamped with "FJA" the inspector mark for Frank J.
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ARMY" in front of the slide stop pin hole.
#Remington rand 1911a1 frame serial number#
The right side of the frame is stamped with an Ordnance Wheel cartouche behind the grips, "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" over the serial number behind the slide stop hole and "M 1911 A1 U.S. U.S.A." and the "P" proof is marked on top centered between the ejection port and rear sight. The left side of the slide is marked with the third type legend "REMINGTON RAND INC./SYRACUSE, N.Y. According to sources the last pistol manufactured by Remington-Rand was numbered 2,465,139, this pistol being numbered 2,445,999. This is an example of a late 1945 production Remington-Rand Model 1911A1 pistol.