Remington .45 1911 WWII issue Chrome and Ivory
Hello everyone,
Im new to the board and want to see if anyone can help me figure out exactly whats going on with a gun my grandfather left me. I have a WWII issue .45 1911 that is chrome with ivory handle. I cant find another one like it anywhere. My grandfather passed away several years back, so I have no way of finding out how he obtained the gun. I read an old post on a different board that said they didnt make them in chrome, but then corrected themselves and said they did however make several for high ranking officers. My pops would not have spent the money to have it done aftermarket, but there is a chance it could have been done before he came into possession. i dont know how to look up the gun via serial number so maybe someone on here can help.
Im new to the board and want to see if anyone can help me figure out exactly whats going on with a gun my grandfather left me. I have a WWII issue .45 1911 that is chrome with ivory handle. I cant find another one like it anywhere. My grandfather passed away several years back, so I have no way of finding out how he obtained the gun. I read an old post on a different board that said they didnt make them in chrome, but then corrected themselves and said they did however make several for high ranking officers. My pops would not have spent the money to have it done aftermarket, but there is a chance it could have been done before he came into possession. i dont know how to look up the gun via serial number so maybe someone on here can help.
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The clip is stainless or chrome. serial number 1593809. Was manufactured in 1944 based on the number and they made 138k of them that year.
But I have never been able to find one with this white handle and chrome or nickel plated finish. Maybe it got rusty and someone cleaned off the finish and plated it, but i can tell you my pops was too cheap to pay to have that done, so it would have needed to be done before he came into possession.
But I have never been able to find one with this white handle and chrome or nickel plated finish. Maybe it got rusty and someone cleaned off the finish and plated it, but i can tell you my pops was too cheap to pay to have that done, so it would have needed to be done before he came into possession.
the thingy that you put the bullets into.Hopefully you mean the magazine is chrome too.
Grumpy
fair enough. i was hoping it was something special. ill put it back in the gun cabinet for another 40 years.Heavily buffed and plated sometime after it left the military.
Im from Alabama. We call it a clip. You say magazine, and people will think sports illustrated. We also make up words like "tump". Anybody on here ever "tumped" over in a canoe?Good sense of humor. you'll need one on this site.
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