1943 Reming Rand Slide question.

[bnew]

I was on another board and a person had a 1943 REM Rand with a commercial slide. Claimed it to be rare. The gun was parked.

[Johnny P]

Remington Rand made some pistols that were not part of the military contract, but they were not made for commercial sale. They had no military markings, inspection stamps, or acceptance marks, but the slides markings were identical to the military slides. Most of these pistols were made as gifts to employees after the war. One group of approximately 145 were simply numbered from 1 to 145, while another group had an ERRS prefix to the serial number from ERRS No. 1 to something less than 100.

There is a fake slide with the logo taken from a piece of Remington Rand business equipment. Seems like it is a globe, but can't remember the other markings.

[bnew]

Johnny, this was a military lower with a commercial slide. Can clearly see US Property marked with the commercial slide. He wasn't trying to sell it. Just showing a rare gun

[Johnny P]

bnew, Remington Rand did not make any commercial slides. Even the Demonstration and ERRS pistols had military style slides.

[Ken Hill]

bnew, Remington Rand did not make any commercial slides. Even the Demonstration and ERRS pistols had military style slides.

I remember you posting about this a couple years ago. There was some 150 made "unmarked" for employees plus the ERS guns. The "globes" were suspected products of Huntington Beach.

[Johnny P]

I remember you posting about this a couple years ago. There was some 150 made "unmarked" for employees plus the ERS guns. The "globes" were suspected products of Huntington Beach.

Yep. Seems like the globe was surrounded by an R.

[bnew]

I didn't think that was a correct 1911 but I know stranger things happen. Who knows that person on the other board may try to sell it as a rare gun. I was amazed at how many comments on the gun.

[Johnny P]

Could you provide a link to the discussion on the other board?

[bnew]

Sure. I thought it was wrong, but I didn't give my 2 cents. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1519455881652312/

[Johnny P]

Can't open the facebook link.

[bnew]

Johnny, I got right on. I did have to log in to my facebook account after I hit the link. The group is Colt/ Military 1911 & Vintage 1911A1 Values, Appraisals and Authentications

[PhillipM]

Sure. I thought it was wrong, but I didn't give my 2 cents. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1519455881652312/

If Johnny isn't a member of facebook, he can't see it.

I'm a member of that group and can't find the pistol in question. Who posted it? Can you copy the pictures and post them here?

[Johnny P]

A good friend and fellow poster sent me the image of the fake Remington Rand slide. The logo was on some of Remington Rand's equipment, and the circle in the middle was a globe, but the detail, which was much to complicated to pantagraph, didn't make it to the pistol slide.

He also sent this one showing the logo on a decal on a typewriter.

http://i57.tinypic.com/260trhz.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/akda8x.jpg

[bnew]

Phillip, PM sent

[Johnny P]

Did anyone else get a private message on the commercial Remington Rand slide?

[bnew]

Johnny, PM sent