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IN 98% MINT CRISP CONDITION, WE HAVE A 1963/64 VERSION OF THE U S ARMY NATIONAL MATCH 1911A1 PISTOL.  THIS PISTOL WAS MADE FOR THE 1963/64 NATIONAL MATCHES AND WAS SOLD IN DECEMBER OF 1963 TO A DOCTOR WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MATCH.  ONLY 400 PISTOLS WERE RELEASED FOR SALE THOSE YEARS AND ONLY A HANDFULL HAVE EVER CHANGED HANDS AND NONE AS COMPLETE AS THIS WITH THE ORIGINAL SALES SLIP AND THE ULTRA RARE 1964 NATIONAL MATCH PISTOL HANDBOOK WHICH IS DATED APRIL, 1963.  THIS IS 100% CORRECT EXACTLY AS IT WAS UPGRADED AT SPRINGFIELD ARMORY.  IT HAS THE SPECIAL HARDENED COLT SLIDE AND ALL THE CORRECT UPGRADES.  THE PISTOL WAS ORIGINALLY A WW2 REMINGTON RAND.  THESE PISTOLS ARE LEGENDARY AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHAT YOU ALMOST ALWAYS SEE FOR SALE ARE COBBLED TOGETHER FAKES AND FRAUDS.  THIS IS THE GENUINE REAL DEAL WITH ALL THE PROVENANCE THAT YOU WOULD EVER WANT.  THIS IS JUST TOO GOOD TO PASS UP.