union switch an signal 1911a1

[padredan]

yes, singer only made 500 1911a1's a union switch had two contracts one for 30000 and a second for 25000 total of 55000 ,the second rarest of 1911's , I carried a Remington rand and still have it , I do not have the original brown resin grips ,but they are plentiful,but will keep it as it was given to me , the lexan grips are not yellow like most are , I think the pistol is well preserved for being made in 1943

[alvin]

Originally Posted by padredan

singer only made 500 1911a1's

Very rare. I met a C96 collector, who has C96 collection of a few dozens of those, but collected a few hundred 1911's. many guns, however, no Singer variation yet.

[Zorba]

That pistol is a complete piece of junk - you need to ship it to me for immediate disposal!

[Sergio Natali]

Originally Posted by Vlim

Cool gun. I like the 1911s.

Am working on getting this one home
Old rework. Ithaca frame with Colt slide. 1943 frame.

Actually my friends gun but she lets me clean it

Vlim

Very nice WWII workhorse, I've noticed that you've got the Coltwood stocks on instead of its original ones.
Those brown checkered "Coltwood" plastic stocks with the rampant colt logo molded in unfortunatly tend to shrink, you'll sometimes see COLTs from the '50s and '60s with these stocks cracking, I had them once and they were a pain in the neck.