Of all the firearms i own and alot are 1911 or 1911 a1's this Remngton Rand issued in 1944 holds the providece like no other. This pistol was built from the original parts "except the frame" from my issue sidearm, a few years ago after many years of searching i found a frame on a mismatched rand/colt and the serial numbers were only two off of my original pistol. so what you see is it nearly restored with only the frame not being original to the rest of the gun. This gun to me holds more personel meaning to me than perhaps any i own. it slept with me, rode in helicopters on apc's and in places i really do not want to remember. It never failed once to defend me or those around me , and i have no doubt that it still could, One of the senior armours who trained me , showed me the first luger i ever saw and i remember it well , and how well it balenced. I asked him where he got it and he said in holand, that the german was still trying to get it out of the holster when he met "ole slab sides" This is a luger forum and i respect that and i own three, but nothing will ever hold the place that this Rand does and most of my 1911's , much respect Padre
