varifleman Posted October 13, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 13, 2020 Here for your perusal is WWI Remington UMC .45ACP US Army Model 1911 pistol serial number 3345 which was shipped in October 28 1918 serial number range 511-4657 per report "Serial Numbers of .45 Colt Automatic Pistols Manufactured Under Contract # P4537-3338Sa, Remington Arms-UMC to Major Lee O. Wright, Ord. Dept. USA, July 26, 1923. Remington UMC received two contracts to produce 500,000 Model 1911s during WWI but the contract was cancelled after the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 and Remington-UMC delivered 21,677 through May 1919. Anyone know if additional shipping information such as receiving organization/unit etc is available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking4zero Posted October 14, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 14, 2020 Beautiful pistol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverplate Posted October 14, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 14, 2020 Magnificent example of a classic pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spagg Posted October 14, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 14, 2020 Nice find! I bet every time you pick this one up it puts a smile on your face!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted October 18, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 18, 2020 My son bought one from his ROTC Sgt. Ser # 886. It was in poor shape. Had slide replaced. Sgts WWII dad veteran had it. My son sold it back to the Sgt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted October 30, 2020 Share #6 Posted October 30, 2020 Would be interested in that info also, I have one but with older Colt slide and parkerized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted October 30, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 30, 2020 Love the 1911's with wood grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottz63 Posted November 1, 2020 Share #8 Posted November 1, 2020 Beautiful! I also like the 1911 with the wood grips and other features over the 1911A1 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varifleman Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted November 1, 2020 Thanks for the compliments; I also prefer the old wooden grips to the WWII plastics grips. I'd love to find further info re where the pistol ended up after October 1918 shipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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