Other small parts – such as the slide stop, the magazine release and the skeletonized hammer and trigger – are manufactured out of high-strenght, airspace-grade aluminum. The slide of the Kimber Classic Carry Elite is likewise precision-machined out of stainless steel and offers prime features such as Classic Carry serrations and a striking bi-tone gun metal and rose gold finish obtained through physical vapour deposition treatment (PVD), with fine line cut through engraving.Ī set of Meprolight Tactical Wedge sights with tritium inserts are dovetailed on the slide the sights are a special modification of the standard Tactical Wedge, purpose-modified for Kimber, and offer a 17,27 centimeters (6.8") sight radius. The barrel bushing is a matching, machined stainless steel Match Grade model, while the return spring rod is a full-length military-grade model and mounts a 7,25 kilograms (15.9 oz) return spring. Figure 8 -1944/1945 Ithaca has grooved 7 ribs on a arched mainspring housing Figure 9 -1942/1943 Remington Rand has a very fine checkering with over 36 lines on an arched mainspring housing. Figure 7 -1943 Ithaca has a coarse checkering like U.S.&S. 45 ACP cal., 5 Clark barrel, parkerized finish, Pachmayr rubber grips, with Clark rear adjustable sight, red fiber optic front sight, compensator bushing that extends an additional 1.5, aluminum trigger, flat checkered mainspring housing, with smooth tuned action and crisp trigger pull. Figure 6A & 6B - US&S has coarse checkered and is blued. This lot includes a reproduction brown kraft shipping box.The Kimber Classic Carry Elite pistol is 22 cm (8.7") long overall and comes with a cold-hammer forged, Match Grade 5" stainless steel barrel offering six left-handed grooves and a 1:16" twist rate. Shooter Modified Remington-Rand 1911-A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol, 2210641. This rare pistol is accompanied by a signed letter from Scott Meadows with an excerpt from the Ithaca Gun Company records, regarding the manufacture, history and origin of this pistol.
It has the correct WWII contract "HS" marked high standard barrel, late WWII checkered small parts with the correct WWII brown plastic grips with an original WWII, "S" marked blued magazine. Army acceptance markings which would be correct as this example was not formally accepted by the U.S. This example has the standard "factory markings and frame markings of M 1911 A1 U.S.
Remington rand 1911a1 checkered mainspring housing serial number#
So were these two pistols actually presented by their father to them? Regardless, the significance of the difference between the "XP" serial number range, versus the "IG" range has not been fully determined, however it is clear that there were only "3" such pistols ever made in this range, truly making these examples some of, if not thee rarest of the Ithaca Model 1911A1 pistols. Mainspring housing - checkered or Serrated 3. Barrel - blued or parkerized also any markings on the barrel lug (require disassembling the pistol) 2. Grips are early type without reinforcement rings around screws.
Smith, started working for the Ithaca Gun Company in 1934 and all through WWII, until he became Company President in 1955. Slide/frame appears to be in like new condition. Records indicate that the eldest son, Charles did serve in WWII as a USAAC Aviator and later became the Vice-President of the Ithaca Gun Company in the mid to late 1950s. Smith were the only two sons of Louis and Harriette Smith, who were the second generation of "Smith's" to own the Ithaca Gun company. An interesting historical note is that both Charles L. Smith" and XP #3 presented to Lieutenant Harry A Carey Jr. In all there were 53 pistols presented by the Ithaca gun company, with the first serial number range, being in the "IG 1-50" with only three pistols produced in the "XP" serial number range ever produced/presented by Ithaca as follows serial number XP #1, presented to "CAPT. A Remington-Rand M1911A1 was on the author’s hip when this photo was taken on the North bank of the TraBong River during the summer of 1966. These pistols were produced towards the end of WWII, after Ithaca successfully completed their last U.S. Marine Companion: Remington-Rand M1911A1. This pistol in all respects is an original, as manufactured Model 1911A1 pistol produced by the Ithaca Gun company. .mainspring housing, simplified checkered grips (although diamond grips still appeared on some), and relief cuts around the trigger guard on the frame. Military Automatic Pistols 1920-45" by Scott Meadows.
Smith, at the end of WWII, as noted in the excellent book "U.S. This is a truly a unique example of a exceptionally rare WWII Ithaca Model 1911A1 pistol specifically made and presented to CAPT.
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