1918 Remington Arms-UMC M1911 photos

[Scott Gahimer]

For there to have been 21,676 Remington Arms-UMC M1911 pistols procured by the U.S. government in 1918 and 1919, they certainly are difficult to find in all original condition. Most I see are refinished and/or have a lot of parts swapped out on them. This is my best condition UMC and is one of the better ones I've seen.

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[Duane Hansen]

Nice Pistol Scott. I brought mine up in the next post so as to compare your very early example to my late example.

[ignats]

Scott, nice pistol. What method did the Remington use to blue their pistols? Was it rust blue?

[Scott Gahimer]

No, oven blue. Surface prep very much like the late Colts we call "black army".

[rmlachance]

Beauty Scott... How about parting it out so I can fix mine :-)

Ray

[Scott Gahimer]

I might consider that...but don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen. :)