Guns International #: 100784045
Seller's Inventory #: CS_1307587

Category - Remington Pistols - Military - 1911 Pistols

Category
Remington Pistols - Military
1911 Pistols

M1911A1 45 ACP Remington & Rand Inc. Very Rare Documented WWII Issue. SN 1307587

Description:
M1911A1 45 ACP Remington & Rand Inc. Very Rare Documented WWII Issue. SN 1307587

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'The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge.[1] It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was first used in later stages of the Philippine–American War, and was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The pistol's formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam era.[1]

In total, the U.S. procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during its service life. The M1911 was replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. sidearm in October 1986, but due to its popularity among users, it has not been completely phased out. Modernized derivative variants of the M1911 are still in use by some units of the U.S. Army Special Forces, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.[4]

Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is the best-known of his designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. The pistol was widely copied, and this operating system rose to become the preeminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols. It is popular with civilian shooters in competitive events such as USPSA, IDPA, International Practical Shooting Confederation, and Bullseye shooting. Compact variants are popular civilian concealed carry weapons, because of the design's relatively slim width and the stopping power[5] of the .45 ACP cartridge.' Wikipedia
SPECIFICATIONS

• Cal. 45 ACP. Usual configuration with 5″ bbl and grey parkerized restored finish.
• 5 Inch Barrel
• One Magazine
• Includes Shipping Box And Cosmoline Paper.
• This Firearm Has A Very Unique History, As It Was Part Of A Shipment Of Equipment Sent To Kumming, China At The End Of WWII On Request By The O.S.S. Todays CIA.
• "Also accompanying is a Quartermaster Corps form 434, shipping ticket for 27 dog crates, dog leashes, dog collars, kennel chains, iron stakes, dog pans and which also lists 27 1911A1 pistols by serial number including this pistol. This form is dated 7 July 1945 with “CONSIGNOR” listed as “CBI WAR DOG DETACHMENT, APO 6299” with “SHIP TO” “COMMANDING OFFICER HEADQUARTERS & HEADQUARTERS, O.S.S., DETACHMENT, APO 627. There is a hand written note on top right corner “KUNMING, CHINA”. Behind most of the serial numbers listed are various initials, apparently those of the individuals to whom the pistols were issued. Serial number for this pistol has the intials “TAB” (?). The organization to which the shipment was made, the O.S.S., was the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner to the modern day CIA. The O.S.S. was the clandestine arm of the U.S. Military which infiltrated agents and groups of agents behind the lines to organize resistance and disrupt enemy supply lines. This shipment was made just a couple of months prior to the surrender of Japan at the end of WWII and further research could likely disclose the mission of this organization in China."  Excerpt from James Julia of another firearm on the Form 434.
  This Firearm Is Listed Second From Top,  Article 'Pistols, Cal. 45 M1911A1'
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