![]() Too many details to list beyond this, but these are a few starters. Untouched/non-refurbished examples will have a very dark finish. Lastly, the parkerized finish used during WWII was that of manganese, not your zinc post-war counterpart. One should see the distinctive hardening line on the first 1/3 of the slide & or slide stop when this was implemented. Some Colt and Springfield (See figure 8B) barrels were in early production and Flannery Bolt Co. Barrel use for Ithaca was much like barrel use at Remington Rand. markings for 1911/1911A1 barrels by manufacturer. Refurbishments/post-war refurbishments will not exhibit a polished feed ramp as this was not deemed necessary. Below you will find the common proper U.S.G.I. Over the years the polished feed ramp will take on a brass/gold hue due to brass jacketed projectiles riding its way into the barrel, so some tend to skim over it not realizing it’s polished. With this being said also look to ensure that the feed ramp on the frame is also in-the-white as they were polished after parkerization. you lose the crispness to each rollmark). ![]() Refurbishment after refurbishment made every rollmark, proof mark & serial number appear more dull as the years went on as they were merely “finished” in the same manner (being refinished so many times fills in these rollmarks, etc. To piggy back off of this your firing proofs, inspection proof & Ordnance Department inspection proof should also exhibit the same attributes as they were stamped/rollmarked after being parkerized. The high edges of the numbers will show bare carbon steel, as serial numbers were rollmarked after the pistol was parkerized. A lot of knowledge goes into this subject, knowing what to look for & knowing what to feel when handling.įor example, serial numbers on untouched/as issued examples will roughly be “in-the-white” & should be incredibly crisp. Years of collecting & knowledge puts you in a place to differentiate between rebuilds that may look the part & completely, untouched examples. This means direct veteran “bring backs”, etc. I only collect untouched, non-CMP examples. ![]() Untouched, all original 1943 production Remington-Rand M1911-A1. ![]()
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