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Troy Partin Collection
Remington UMC Model 1911 serial number
3303 - On December 29, 1917, Remington UMC was
given a contract for 150,000 M1911 pistols. Later the quantity was revised
to 500,000 but Remington UMC only produced 21,677 guns, SN 1 – 21677, before
WWI ended and the contract was cancelled. The pistols are of high quality
but the blued finish was not. Most of them have a poor finish. The grip
checkering pattern is slightly different from Colt’s and Springfield
Armory’s and the magazine toe plate is slightly shorter. And, of course, the
markings are different.
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E.E.C. ordnance mark is for Edmund E. Chapman,
Major, Ordnance Reserve Corps, and is only present on the Remington UMC
manufactured pistols.
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