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"""Invictus"" Singer M1911A1 pistol .45 ACP (L2025-13763)
Guns International #: 103381998 Seller's Inventory #: L2025-13763
Category: 1911 Pistols - .45 ACP Pistols
Seller's Information
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Seller: Collectors Firearms
Company: CollectorsFirearms, Inc
Member Since: 3/6/07
First Name: E-commerce
Last Name: Department
State: Texas
Zip: 77063
Country: United States
Phone: (713) 575-5814
Fax: (713) 781-6407
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 7244
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: M/C, VISA, American Express and Discover
Description:
"Serial Number S800305. Made in 1940 with a 5-inch barrel that has a bright bore with strong visible rifling. Condition overall is excellent with 90% of the original factory bluing across the metallic parts. This is one of the 500 guns produced under Singer Sewing Machine's ""educational contract"" to manufacture the M1911A1 before the USA entered World War II, many of which were issued to the U.S. Army Air Corps. This particular Singer was carried by 1st Lieutenant Thomas Randolph Moss, a B-24 pilot in the 765th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group (H) of the U.S. 15th Air Force. Between April 2 & July 8, 1944, Moss flew 35 combat missions over Axis targets in Romania, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, northern Italy, southern France & southern Germany. He carried this Singer during each of those missions, which included tough targets like Budapest, Bucharest, Ploesti, Vienna & Munich. Moss flew the same aircraft for every one of these 35 missions: B-24H #41-28725: a Liberator that was given the nickname ""Invictus"" - the name by which this pistol is now known. After flying his final combat mission, he rotated back to the USA & took this pistol with him. Moss was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the combat missions he flew during World War II & he remained in the Army after the conflict. When the U.S. Air Force was established in 1947, he continued to serve in it & flew missions as a transport pilot during the Berlin Airlift. He retired from the USAF in 1964 after 24 years in uniform & kept his Singer M1911A1 until March 12, 2018 when he sold it to a gun store in Colorado. Moss passed away at the age of 99 on June 20, 2020. While his pistol is exceptional in terms of its condition & its rarity, more importantly it is an historical artifact that reminds us to remember the men of the 15th Air Force & the contribution they made to victory during World War II. Comes with one 7-round magazine made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company, a Galco leather sport utility bag, a Negrini pistol case, authenticity documentation from Moss himself & the original cased Distinguished Flying Cross he earned while flying combat missions with the 15th Air Force.
Price: $175,000.00
Curio/Relic: Yes