I'll bet the model 53 would have been a great .45 pistol.
I owned a model 51 in .380 when I was 21 years old... I traded it a couple of years later as part trade for my S&W .44 Magnum Model 29. The S&W is a great gun, and I still have it, but I have regretted trading the Remington 51 ever since...
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