SOLD US WW2 ITHACA 1911A1…… JULY 20, 1944 SHIPMENT TO BENECIA ARSENAL, MINT CRISP!

IN 98% MINT CRISP ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A TOP EXAMPLE OF A MID 1944  WARTIME PRODUCTION ITHACA 1911A1 US ARMY SERVICE PISTOL.  THIS PISTOL IS 100% CORRECT AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY AS PER CLAWSON.  THIS PISTOL WAS ONE OF 3500 SHIPPED TO THE BENECIA ARSENAL IN CALIFORNIA FOR SHIPMENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER ON JULY 20, 1944.   THIS IS A NICE PISTOL THAT HAS VERY LITTLE USE AT ALL AND WAS WELL CARED FOR. ITS BEARS THE DISTINCTIVE ITHACA INSPECTION MARK OF HAROLD MAWS.  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 WW2 VINTAGE ITHACA THAT WAS HEADED FOR THE FIGHTING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.