There are spots of finish loss on the sides of the grip safety and on the front strap with finish loss on the right side of the mainspring housing, the right rear edge of the frame and the front edges of the slide and frame. There are drag lines through the finish on the lower portions of the slide from rubbing on frame, a few marks through the finish on the left side of the slide, drag lines and spots of finish loss in the left side of the frame at the slide release, and light handling marks in the front strap. There are grinding marks under the finish on the webs of the trigger guard, dings on the sides of the trigger, a deep ding on the right side of the frame above the trigger. There is pinprick surface erosion in the front strap with a spot on the grip safety. Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 86% of its current metal finish.
There is moderate erosion in the grooves scattered throughout the bore with very light erosion in the lands. Type of Finish: The pistol has a bright blued finish.įinish Originality: The finish is not original.īore Condition: The bore is gray with light to moderate wear in the rifling. The grips are about in Fine Plus condition. The checkering shows light wear with a few tiny mars. Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are checkered reddish brown plastic. The rear sight is a square notch dovetailed into the slide. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a short blade with a serrated ramp fixed to the slide. Clauson indicates Remington Rand used a small percentage of Flannery barrels from mid 1944 to the end of the war. The left rear side of the barrel lug is marked “P” and the right side with “F”, indicating the barrel was made by the Flannery Bolt Co. The right front of the trigger guard is marked “4”, the rear is marked “7” and the left front is marked “5”. ARMY” and at the rear with a partial Ordnance mark. The right side of the frame is marked “? / NO. Col., Sub-Inspector for Ithaca, Remington Rand and Union Switch 1942-1944). The left side of the frame above the magazine release is marked “FJA” (Frank J. The left of the frame below the magazine release and the top of the slide in front of the rear sight are marked with a “P” acceptance proof. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “REMINGTON RAND INC.
45 Service Pistols”)Īction Type: Single Action Semi-Auto with Removable Magazine This is considered desirable and attractive by firearms enthusiasts.Arrow_back Back More Sold Post-1900 U.S. Cosmoline, especially, interacting with Parkerizing, can cause the greenish-gray patina to develop on firearms that are stored in armories. Many firearms that are Parkerized turn to a light greenish-gray color within a few years, as the coating ages, with the protective coating remaining intact. The grain size of the zinc phosphating is usually the smallest among the three processes, providing a more appealing cosmetic appearance in many applications. Iron phosphating produces a black or dark gray finish similar to manganese phosphating.
Manganese phosphating produces a medium- to dark-gray or black finish. Zinc phosphating results in a non-reflective, light- to medium-gray finish. I have always found that rubbing linseed oil on parkerized finishes toughens the finish (acts as a binder) and ultimately gives them a greenish tint. I found it on the internet and I recall reading the same thing years ago when I owned many parkerized 45 autos. Mike, I don't know if this (below in bold print) will help. I am looking forward to feedback and critique. I have the shipping boxes for both as well. While it does not show as well in these pictures - the stamped numbers on both guns are equally sharp and burnished (like they should) relative to the other markings.which in my opinion is indicative of an original finish gun.Ĭolor variation in parkerizing aside - both guns appear to be 100% correct, unfired, and have never hade a screw driver put to them. The following two pictures show the s/n of each. The picture below shows them both together -top gun is a 1943 and the lower one is a 1945 I have a pair of WWII Rem Rand 45's that show a distinct variation in the color or tint of the parkerizing (one is a normal grey/green and the other a darker grey/black) and was hoping to get some opinions on whether or not these look original and if they are - is this a normal (batch to batch) color variation? After reading an earlier post on 1911A1 colors.I thought I would start a new thread with my examples and questions.