*EXTREMELY RARE 500,000TH REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 PRESENTATION SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.

*EXTREMELY RARE 500,000TH REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 PRESENTATION SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 500000. Cal. 45 ACP. Standard 1911A1 with parkerized finish, blued 5″ bbl and full checkered brown plastic grips with donuts. Accompanied by an all blue R-code magazine. Left side of frame, above magazine release, has usual “FJA” inspector initials for Lt. Col. Frank J. Atwood, who was, at that time, Chief of the Rochester Ordnance District. Left forward side of frame is panograph inscribed through the parkerizing “OCTOBER 17, 1944”. Right side of frame, in the normal position of the serial number, is inscribed through the parkerizing “NO 500,000X”. It also has usual property & model markings along with the small ordnance wheel at right rear. Right side of slide is inscribed through parkerizing “500,000TH PISTOL AUTOMATIC CALIBER.45 / MADE BY REMINGTON RAND INC., SYRACUSE, N.Y.”. Also accompanied by a fine, contoured walnut stand with brass plaque. Additionally accompanied by a copy of an undated article by Edward Scott Meadows which appeared in The Gun Report which mentions this specific pistol and its orig wooden stand with inscribed plaque. Also accompanying is a copy of another undated page from The Gun Report which was part of the ordnance dispatch column by Mr. Meadows which includes a letter from Peter Wainwright advising that he owns serial number “500,000”. Mr. Wainwright, in his letter, states that this pistol was in the Remington Exhibit at the Cody Firearms Museum. Mr. Meadows, in his reply, states “It is unfortunate that the stand for the pistol was separated as it bore the plaque which identified it as having been presented to Lt. Col. Atwood.” Additionally accompanied by a notarized letter from Collector Arms International Inc. of Haymarket, Virginia over the signature of Jim Clippard, Sales Director, wherein he states that this pistol, identified by serial number, was purchased from Mrs. Lucinne Atwood, widow of Frank James Atwood, who stated at the time of purchase in July 1977, “that the pistol had been taken off the line at the Remington Rand Company and presented to Lt. Col. F.J. Atwood in appreciation of his services as the government inspector during that period. Mrs. Atwood further stated that the weapon had remained in her husband’s possession from the time of presentation until his death.” PROVENANCE: Peter Wainwright Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, as new. Overall retains about 99% strong orig gray/green parkerized finish with only slight muzzle edge wear. May have been fired, but if so, very little. Stand is equally new. 4-38175 JR31 (3,500-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1074	$3,450.00	EXTREMELY RARE 500,000TH REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 PRESENTATION SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 500000. Cal. 45 ACP. Standard 1911A1 with parkerized finish, blued 5″ bbl and full checkered brown plastic grips with donuts. Accompanied by an all blue R-code magazine. Left side of frame, above magazine release, has usual “FJA” inspector initials for Lt. Col. Frank J. Atwood, who was, at that time, Chief of the Rochester Ordnance District. Left forward side of frame is panograph inscribed through the parkerizing “OCTOBER 17, 1944”. Right side of frame, in the normal position of the serial number, is inscribed through the parkerizing “NO 500,000X”. It also has usual property & model markings along with the small ordnance wheel at right rear. Right side of slide is inscribed through parkerizing “500,000TH PISTOL AUTOMATIC CALIBER.45 / MADE BY REMINGTON RAND INC., SYRACUSE, N.Y.”. Also accompanied by a fine, contoured walnut stand with brass plaque. Additionally accompanied by a copy of an undated article by Edward Scott Meadows which appeared in The Gun Report* which mentions this specific pistol and its orig wooden stand with inscribed plaque. Also accompanying is a copy of another undated page from The Gun Report which was part of the ordnance dispatch column by Mr. Meadows which includes a letter from Peter Wainwright advising that he owns serial number “500,000”. Mr. Wainwright, in his letter, states that this pistol was in the Remington Exhibit at the Cody Firearms Museum. Mr. Meadows, in his reply, states “It is unfortunate that the stand for the pistol was separated as it bore the plaque which identified it as having been presented to Lt. Col. Atwood.” Additionally accompanied by a notarized letter from Collector Arms International Inc. of Haymarket, Virginia over the signature of Jim Clippard, Sales Director, wherein he states that this pistol, identified by serial number, was purchased from Mrs. Lucinne Atwood, widow of Frank James Atwood, who stated at the time of purchase in July 1977, “that the pistol had been taken off the line at the Remington Rand Company and presented to Lt. Col. F.J. Atwood in appreciation of his services as the government inspector during that period. Mrs. Atwood further stated that the weapon had remained in her husband’s possession from the time of presentation until his death.” PROVENANCE: Peter Wainwright Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, as new. Overall retains about 99% strong orig gray/green parkerized finish with only slight muzzle edge wear. May have been fired, but if so, very little. Stand is equally new. 4-38175 JR31 (3,500-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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