- Nov 03, 2004 Seems to have all the correct markings although the serial number is not quite 'even', that is, not neatly lined up. The serial number, 1,5xx,xxx puts it in 1943. It comes with a 1944 marked GI belt holster. The guy is asking $750. As far as the story behind the Remington-Rand. I had one of these about 25 years ago, also a 1943 model IIRC.
- .Colt duplicated the following serial numbers: 60,000 pistols in the Ithaca serial range: 856405 - 916404; 41,696 pistols in the Remington Rand serial range: 916405 - 958100; 4,171 pistols in the US&S serial range: 1088726 - 1092896 indicates the approximate serial number at the beginning of the year, as those pistols were not manufactured.
How To Check Info On 1911 Remington Rand Serial Numbers And Date Of Manufacture
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Remington Dates of
Manufacture
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information is for
Remingtion firearms
manufactured after 1921
have a code located on the left side of the barrel
near the frame that identifies the year and month of
manufacture. The following letters correspond to the
months of the year, for example B=January, L= February
and so on:
– K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X
Barrel Code Location Diagram Click this ^ (print page) Don’t try to read this -> It’s just a thumb image | view full image |
How To Check Info On 1911 Remington Rand Serial Numbers Search
B – Jan | L – Feb | A – Mar | C – Apr | K – May | P – Jun |
O – Jul | W – Aug | D – Sep | E – Oct | R – Nov | X – Dec |
M – 1921 | N – 1922 | P – 1923 | R – 1924 | S – 1925 |
T – 1926 | U – 1927 | W – 1928 | X – 1929 | Y – 1930 |
Z – 1931 | A – 1932 | B – 1933 | C – 1934 | D – 1935 |
E – 1936 | F – 1937 | G – 1938 | H – 1939 | J – 1940 |
K – 1941 | L – 1942 | MM – 1943 | NN – 1944 | PP – 1945 |
RR – 1946 | SS – 1947 | TT – 1948 | UU – 1949 | WW – 1950 |
XX – 1951 | YY – 1952 | ZZ – 1953 | A – 1954 | B – 1955 |
C – 1956 | D – 1957 | E – 1958 | F – 1959 | G – 1960 |
H – 1961 | J – 1962 | K – 1963 | L – 1964 | M – 1965 |
N – 1966 | P – 1967 | R – 1968 | S – 1969 | T – 1970 |
U – 1971 | W – 1972 | X – 1973 | Y – 1974 | Z – 1975 |
I – 1976 | O – 1977 | Q – 1978 | V – 1979 | A – 1980 |
B – 1981 | C – 1982 | D – 1983 | E – 1984 | F – 1985 |
G – 1986 | H – 1987 | I – 1988 | J – 1989 | K – 1990 |
L – 1991 | M – 1992 | N – 1993 | O – 1994 | P – 1995 |
Q – 1996 | R – 1997 | S – 1998 | T – 1999 (*) | U – 2000 (*) |
V – 2001 (*) | W – 2002 | X – 2003 | Y – 2004 | Z – 2005 |
A – 2006 | B – 2007 | C – 2008 | D – 2009 | E – 2010 |
F – 2011 | G – 2012 |
How To Check Info On 1911 Remington Rand Serial Numbers Lookup
On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code.
They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.
They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.
The Story of the Remington Rand 1911A1
(Produced from 1942 to 1945)
(Click on Images for larger version)
Remington Rand was awarded its first order on March 16th, 1942, for a total of 125,000 1911A1 pistols. The company had no experience building pistols at the time it was awarded the contract. Remington Rand formed a new division (Remington Rand 'C' Division) to take charge of building the pistols. Remington Rand 'C' Division converted a vacant plant into a modern pistol manufacturing facility. The plant was located on Dickerson street in Syracuse, N.Y and was once used for building typewriters. Initially some manufacturing equipment was not available. This caused Remington Rand to acquire parts from other sources to complete the early pistols. They purchased barrels from High Standard, Colt, and Springfield Armory; Disconnectors from US&S; Grips safeties from Colt; and Slide stops from Colt and Springfield Armory (2,865 left over from WWI). Remington Rand 'C' Division inherited much of the documentation, tooling, and machinery that originally was used by The Singer Manufacturing Co. in their Educational Order. Consequently some of the parts of the early pistols were made using Singer supplied tooling and fixtures. Careful examination of Early Remington Rand pistols will reveal striking similarities in some of the parts to Singer made parts such as the triggers and mainspring housings. The first 255 production pistols where accepted by ordinance inspectors in November of 1942. By March of 1945 they where building the lowest price pistol in the war effort and quality was considered second to none. By the end of the war Remington Rand had produced over 875,000 pistols, almost as many as Colt (628,808) and Ithaca (335,467) combined. Reference Charles Clawsons “Colt .45 Service pistols”. Note: Since Remington Rand manufactured more 1911A1s then any other military contractor and the fact that the quality was considered second to none, it is not uncommon to find many Remington Rand receivers as the foundation to the National Match pistols used at the Camp Perry National Matches. Seen pictured at left is a 1964 National Match .45 pistol with a Drake slide. | ||
Remington Rand Slide Variations | ||
There are three slide variations in the Remington Rand series. Type 1 is the rarest and only found on 1942 and very early 1943 production, followed by the type 2 which was only used in 1943, and then the Type 3 used in 1943, 1944, and 1945. Only the type 1 slide stamp has 'New York' spelled out, Type 2 & 3 is abbreviated to 'N.Y.'. Click on images for larger version. Bamini Keyboard Layout. Bamini font is most popular Tamil font used in Tamil typing.Here are displayed Bamini Keyboard Layout, you can use these keyboard to learn about Tamil letters and start typing in Tamil language by following the image of Bamini font and English key mapping – Bamini Tamil font. = Bamini Font (Free Download) + Tamil Keyboard Bamini Font is the number 1 typeface chosen to write in the Tamil language. From writers to designers, copywriters to marketing agencies, the Tamil Unicode Bamini is used by thousands of professionals for all kinds of services. Our FREE typing software is powered by Google.It provides fast and accurate typing - making it easy to type the Tamil language anywhere on the Web. After you type a word in English and press a spacebar key, the word will be transliterated into Tamil.Press the backspace key or click on the selected word to get more options on the dropdown menu. The process of transliterating English to Tamil. Bamini tamil software, free download. Downloading Bamini font just left one step!!! Bamini is one of the important font in the state of Tamil Nadu. I'm assuming you're not a robot, you're a man. But unfortunately our back hand code does not satisfy with Bamini download. Bamini Font Information. | ||
Type 1 slide marking (AKA - New York slide as it is spelled out). Observed from 916405 to approximately 955000. | Type 2 slide marking (Notice how print runs the length of the slide stop). Observed from approximately 927000 to about 1015000. | Type 3 slide marking (smaller markings are shorter then the slide stop, unlike type 2). Observed from approximately 980000 to end of production. |
Common stamps found on a Remington Rand | ||
These are the markings you will find on a USGI Remington Rand. There could be other markings applied from arsenals, other inspectors or even field units, the three below are the required markings for the pistol to enter service. Arsenal and barrel marking details can be found in the 'ID Pages' section of the site. | ||
Proof mark, sizes may vary. But if more then one on a pistol they will be the same size. Slide and frame P marks will match. | Ordnance Inspectors mark of Col. Frank J. Atwood. Some pistols will have numbers or letters on the trigger guard, these are marks of factory inspectors. | Ordnance department inspectors stamp. |
Remington Rand Shipment Dates Serial Number Range | ||
Year | Serial Number Range | Quantity (Total Production 877,751) |
1942 | 916405-921699(1) | |
1943 | 921700-1041404(1) | 125,000 |
1943 | 1279699-1363699(2) | |
1944 | 1363700-1441430(2) | 161,732 |
1944 | 1471431-1609528 | 138,098 |
1944 | 1743847-1816641 | 72,795 |
1944 | 1890504-2031599(3) | |
1945 | 2031600-2075103(3) | 184,600 |
1945 | 2134404-2244803 | 110,400 |
1945 | 2380014-2465139 | 85,126 |
Note: (#) indicates same/single contract | ||
Remington Rand Parts | ||
Hammers | Thumb safeties | Slide stops |
Grips | Grip safeties | Barrels |
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