Lot 1263:
Custom M1911-Style Semi-Automatic Pistol with Remington Rand Slide and Essex Arms Frame, Serial Number 55469
Sold for: $500
Description
A highly customized M1911-style semi-automatic pistol assembled from mixed components. The pistol features a slide manufactured by Remington Rand Inc. and a frame manufactured by Essex Arms Corp. of Island Pond, VT. The action is single-action, semi-automatic, and is chambered in the standard M1911 caliber, presumed to be .45 ACP.
The left side of the slide is marked REMINGTON RAND INC. SYR. N.Y. U.S.A. The frame is marked ESSEX ARMS CORP. ISLAND POND, VT. above the serial number 55469.
The pistol has been extensively modified for target shooting or competition use, including the installation of a skeletonized three-hole trigger, an extended beavertail grip safety, an extended slide stop, and custom target sights consisting of an adjustable black rear sight and a front blade sight with an orange/red insert. The grips are black checkered rubber/polymer featuring a pronounced thumb swell. The pistol is accompanied by one heavily worn detachable box magazine.
BBL: 5 inches
Condition report:
The magazines are in excellent, unused condition, sealed in their original new old stock packaging. The plastic packaging shows minimal shelf wear but is intact, preserving the magazines. The blued steel finish of the magazines appears factory new, exhibiting no signs of use, wear, rust, or pitting. We have not function-tested these magazines. It is the buyer\'s responsibility to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal firearms laws, particularly concerning high-capacity magazine restrictions.
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