*REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH GENERAL OFFICERS BLACK BELT, HOLSTER & MODEL 1903 GENERAL OFFICERS HOLSTER & MAG POUCH THAT BELONG TO LT. GEN. JOHN W. McENERY.

*REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH GENERAL OFFICERS BLACK BELT, HOLSTER & MODEL 1903 GENERAL OFFICERS HOLSTER & MAG POUCH THAT BELONG TO LT. GEN. JOHN W. McENERY. SN 896484. Cal. 45 ACP. Usual configuration with 5″ bbl. Fixed sights and normal Remington Rand slide markings on the left side. Left side of frame has the FJA (Lt. Col. F.J. Atwood) inspector initials with normal markings on the right side & a small ordnance wheel at the right rear. Slide is Remington Rand, as noted, frame is in the Colt serial range. Fitted with full checkered brown plastic grips with donuts & inside reinforcements. Trigger has been fitted with a Herter’s trigger shoe. Accompanied by Gen McEnery’s black General Officer’s .45 holster with gold washed rivets & brass wire hanger. Also accompanied by his black General Officer’s belt with gold washed brass wreath & tongue buckle that has acanthus leaves around the wreath and an American eagle on the tongue. Leaves are attached to the wreath with five rivets and the eagle to the tongue with three rivets. Belt also has the black leather hanger for the .45 pistol holster. Additionally accompanied by Gen McEnery’s General Officer’s black holster for the Colt 1903 and his black mag pouch containing one all blue , military style Colt 1903 magazine. Gen McEnery was a graduate of The US Military Academy at West Point class of 1948. He worked his way through the ranks serving in the Armored Cavalry in Germany, as a tank company commander and S-3 of the 2nd squadron 10th Cavalry, after which he served in various staff positions in the Pentagon in Spain. After completing the Air War College in 1968 he was assigned to Vietnam where he commanded the 3rd Squadron of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment under Col. George S. Patton, Jr., where he earned the Distinguished Service Cross in his unit’s engagement at the Michelin Rubber Plantation. In 1970 he qualified as an Army Aviator and was assigned to Ft. Hood, TX where he formed and trained the Army’s 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. Upon being promoted to Brigadier Gen he became Assistant Div. Cdr. of the 1st Cav. Div. and with promotion to Maj. gen he was assigned as the Deputy Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency. In 1974 he became the Commander of the 101st Airborne Div. at Ft. Campbell, KY. and in 1976 became the Commanding General of the US Army Armor School at Ft. Knox ,KY. In 1979 he became the Chief of Staff of the US Army Forces Command at Ft. McPherson, GA. In 1981 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was appointed to be the president of the Inter-American Defense Board in Washington, DC. He retired in 1983 to Monterey, CA. General McEnery’s decorations include, among many others, the Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, 2 Silver Stars, 3 Legion of Merit Awards, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Award, Purple Heart and 26 Air Medals. Accompanied in this lot is a colored photograph of Gen. McEnery in the uniform of a Major General. PROVENANCE: LT Gen John W. McEnery CONDITION: Pistol is fine to very fine. Overall retains 85-90% orig Parkerized finish. Grips show moderate to heavy wear. Hammer sometimes follows the slide, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore. All leather goods are very fine showing light wear and use. 4-37833, 4-37835 JR247 (3,500-5,500)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1118	$2,300.00	REMINGTON RAND MODEL 1911A1 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH GENERAL OFFICERS BLACK BELT, HOLSTER & MODEL 1903 GENERAL OFFICERS HOLSTER & MAG POUCH THAT BELONG TO LT. GEN. JOHN W. McENERY. SN 896484. Cal. 45 ACP. Usual configuration with 5″ bbl. Fixed sights and normal Remington Rand slide markings on the left side. Left side of frame has the FJA (Lt. Col. F.J. Atwood) inspector initials with normal markings on the right side & a small ordnance wheel at the right rear. Slide is Remington Rand, as noted, frame is in the Colt serial range. Fitted with full checkered brown plastic grips with donuts & inside reinforcements. Trigger has been fitted with a Herter’s trigger shoe. Accompanied by Gen McEnery’s black General Officer’s .45 holster with gold washed rivets & brass wire hanger. Also accompanied by his black General Officer’s belt with gold washed brass wreath & tongue buckle that has acanthus leaves around the wreath and an American eagle on the tongue. Leaves are attached to the wreath with five rivets and the eagle to the tongue with three rivets. Belt also has the black leather hanger for the .45 pistol holster. Additionally accompanied by Gen McEnery’s General Officer’s black holster for the Colt 1903 and his black mag pouch containing one all blue , military style Colt 1903 magazine. Gen McEnery was a graduate of The US Military Academy at West Point class of 1948. He worked his way through the ranks serving in the Armored Cavalry in Germany, as a tank company commander and S-3 of the 2nd squadron 10th Cavalry, after which he served in various staff positions in the Pentagon in Spain. After completing the Air War College in 1968 he was assigned to Vietnam where he commanded the 3rd Squadron of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment under Col. George S. Patton, Jr., where he earned the Distinguished Service Cross in his unit’s engagement at the Michelin Rubber Plantation. In 1970 he qualified as an Army Aviator and was assigned to Ft. Hood, TX where he formed and trained the Army’s 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. Upon being promoted to Brigadier Gen he became Assistant Div. Cdr. of the 1st Cav. Div. and with promotion to Maj. gen he was assigned as the Deputy Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency. In 1974 he became the Commander of the 101st Airborne Div. at Ft. Campbell, KY. and in 1976 became the Commanding General of the US Army Armor School at Ft. Knox ,KY. In 1979 he became the Chief of Staff of the US Army Forces Command at Ft. McPherson, GA. In 1981 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was appointed to be the president of the Inter-American Defense Board in Washington, DC. He retired in 1983 to Monterey, CA. General McEnery’s decorations include, among many others, the Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, 2 Silver Stars, 3 Legion of Merit Awards, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Award, Purple Heart and 26 Air Medals. Accompanied in this lot is a colored photograph of Gen. McEnery in the uniform of a Major General. PROVENANCE: LT Gen John W. McEnery CONDITION: Pistol is fine to very fine. Overall retains 85-90% orig Parkerized finish. Grips show moderate to heavy wear. Hammer sometimes follows the slide, otherwise mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore. All leather goods are very fine showing light wear and use. 4-37833, 4-37835 JR247 (3,500-5,500) 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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