1911 pistols. WWII to Vietnam.. How do you tell a military issue 1911?

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1. eferrell01

   December 19th, 2009 at 4:24 am

   Go to this site and read about the 1911 and A1 military pistols:

   http://www.sightm1911.com/1911.htm

   Here is an excellent example of a Remington-Rand at Gunbroker:

   http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144445462

   Here is an Ithaca: Notice how rebluing dropped the price.

   http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144235419

   A Colt:

   http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144252577

   Here is an R_R that appears fake due to slide and frame color don’t match.

   http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=144197607

   Last but not least is this Union Switch and Signal .45 This auction is over and the link may not be good when you get it.

   http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=140812174

2. Josh

   December 19th, 2009 at 4:24 am

   It will always have a Unites States inspection mark of some kind if it was a authentic military piece of that era.

   Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Price depends on what the owner is willing to part with it for and how much a potential buyer is willing to spend.

3. Jeff

   December 19th, 2009 at 4:24 am

   most are marked "US Property" on the slide.

   I’d spend some time over at 1911.org and find out all you can about genuine GI 1911′s before you invest in one.

   Ithaca, Remington Rand Colt IBM and Switch and Signal have all had a hand in military production… some are rare, some are more common.

4. WC

   December 19th, 2009 at 4:24 am

   They are all marked on the frame, "United States Property", and they all have serial numbers with all numbers , not alpha-numeric.

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