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This Remington Rand M1911A1 is a 1943 production pistol with the 2nd type logo roll mark that is applied to the left side of the slide. This roll mark was utilized from roughly from serial number 935000 through 1016000.
It is to note that the early Remington Rand pistols utilized a milled trigger as seen on this pistol. Later they would move to a more cost effective stamped trigger.
This Remington Rand M1911A1 was on the Contract W-740-ORD-2351 and was part of a 125,000 pistol contract.
The inspector stamp of FJA is for Colonel Frank J. Atwood. He was the Army Inspector of Ordnance at the Rochester Ordnance District from June 15th, 1942 to March 31st, 1946. He would inspect the total production of the M1911A1 pistols manufactured by Remington Rand and Ithaca.
