*RARE DOCUMENTED WWII ISSUED REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 SEMI-AUTO MILITARY PISTOL.

*RARE DOCUMENTED WWII ISSUED REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 SEMI-AUTO MILITARY PISTOL. SN 1766320. Cal. 45 ACP. Usual configuration with 5″ bbl and light gray parkerized restored finish. Mounted with full checkered, brown plastic grips with donuts that have a “K” inside a star with reinforcements on inside. Accompanied by one “R” code full blue military magazine and an orig Remington Rand WWII Kraft colored shipping box with cosmoline paper on inside. Also accompanying is a Quartermaster Corps form 434, shipping ticket for 27 dog crates, dog leashes, dog collars, kennel chains, iron stakes, dog pans and which also lists 27 1911A1 pistols by serial number including this pistol. This form is dated 7 July 1945 with “CONSIGNOR” listed as “CBI WAR DOG DETACHMENT, APO 6299” with “SHIP TO” “COMMANDING OFFICER HEADQUARTERS & HEADQUARTERS, O.S.S., DETACHMENT, APO 627. There is a hand written note on top right corner “KUNMING, CHINA”. Behind most of the serial numbers listed are various initials, apparently those of the individuals to whom the pistols were issued. Serial number for this pistol has the intials “JH” or “JN”. The organization to which the shipment was made, the O.S.S., was the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner to the modern day CIA. The O.S.S. was the clandestine arm of the U.S. Military which infiltrated agents and groups of agents behind the lines to organize resistance and disrupt enemy supply lines. This shipment was made just a couple of months prior to the surrender of Japan at the end of WWII and further research could likely disclose the mission of this organization in China. PROVENANCE: Tom Clinton Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Overall retains virtually all of an outstanding restored gray parkerized finish with a few scattered pin pricks of pitting. Grips are crisp as are the mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. Box shows oil staining around edges, otherwise is completely intact and very fine. 4-37370 JR25 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1115	$1,265.00	RARE DOCUMENTED WWII ISSUED REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 SEMI-AUTO MILITARY PISTOL. SN 1766320. Cal. 45 ACP. Usual configuration with 5″ bbl and light gray parkerized restored finish. Mounted with full checkered, brown plastic grips with donuts that have a “K” inside a star with reinforcements on inside. Accompanied by one “R” code full blue military magazine and an orig Remington Rand WWII Kraft colored shipping box with cosmoline paper on inside. Also accompanying is a Quartermaster Corps form 434, shipping ticket for 27 dog crates, dog leashes, dog collars, kennel chains, iron stakes, dog pans and which also lists 27 1911A1 pistols by serial number including this pistol. This form is dated 7 July 1945 with “CONSIGNOR” listed as “CBI WAR DOG DETACHMENT, APO 6299” with “SHIP TO” “COMMANDING OFFICER HEADQUARTERS & HEADQUARTERS, O.S.S., DETACHMENT, APO 627. There is a hand written note on top right corner “KUNMING, CHINA”. Behind most of the serial numbers listed are various initials, apparently those of the individuals to whom the pistols were issued. Serial number for this pistol has the intials “JH” or “JN”. The organization to which the shipment was made, the O.S.S., was the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner to the modern day CIA. The O.S.S. was the clandestine arm of the U.S. Military which infiltrated agents and groups of agents behind the lines to organize resistance and disrupt enemy supply lines. This shipment was made just a couple of months prior to the surrender of Japan at the end of WWII and further research could likely disclose the mission of this organization in China. PROVENANCE: Tom Clinton Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Overall retains virtually all of an outstanding restored gray parkerized finish with a few scattered pin pricks of pitting. Grips are crisp as are the mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. Box shows oil staining around edges, otherwise is completely intact and very fine. 4-37370 JR25 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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