IN 98%+ MINT CRISP ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A TOP EXAMPLE OF A LATE 1944 WARTIME PRODUCTION ITHACA 1911A1 PISTOL. THIS PISTOL IS 100% CORRECT AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY AS PER CLAWSON. THIS PISTOL WAS ONE OF 4000 SHIPPED TO THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL ON JAN 2, 1945. THIS IS A NICE PISTOL THAT HAS SEEN JUST LIGHT HANDLING.
IT BEARS THE DISTINCTIVE ITHACA INSPECTION MARK OF WILLIAM BEAN ON THE FRONT LEFT TRIGGER GUARD WEB AND IS 100% FACTORY ORIGINAL. THERE HAS BEEN MUCH INTEREST OF LATE IN THE ITHACA MADE 1911A1 PISTOLS. COLLECTORS HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE NEARLY AS MANY AS REM RAND DID. WHILE NOT NEARLY AS SCARCE AS A UNION SWITCH, THEY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY COMMON. THIS IS A TOP CONDITION 100% ORIGINAL WWII VINTAGE ITHACA THAT WAS HEADED FOR THE FIGHTING IN EUROPE.
