SOLD SCARCE VERY EARLY MAY,1943 PRODUCTION ITHACA 1911A1 U.S. ARMY SERVICE PISTOL, DULITE FINISH & EARLY FEATURES, VERY SHARP!

IN 97% VERY SHARP CONDITION, WE HAVE RARE EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY MAY, 1943  ITHACA 1911A1  U.S. ARMY SERVICE PISTOL.  THIS WAS JUST THE THIRD MONTH OF PRODUCTION AT ITHACA.   THIS PISTOL IS DESIRABLE AS IT HAS EARLY ITHACA FEATURES SUCH AS THE FLAMING BOMB PROOFS IN THE RECEIVER WELL AND ON THE BACK OF THE SLIDE.  ALSO THERE IS THE SMALL FJA ACCEPTANCE STAMP.  THIS PISTOL HAS THE EARLY DULITE SAND BLASTED BLUE FINISH AS WELL WHICH IS RARE ON AN ITHACA AND SELDOM SEEN.  AS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF ITHACA PRODUCTION OF THE PERIOD, IT IS NOT OVERLY WELL FINISHED.   THIS PISTOL IS 100% CORRECT AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY AS PER CLAWSON.

THIS PISTOL WAS SHIPPED TO THE RARITAN ARSENAL AND FROM THERE OFF TO COMBAT ON EUROPEAN BATTLEGROUNDS.   THIS IS A NICE PISTOL THAT HAS SEEN  SOME USE BUT WAS WELL CARED FOR.  THERE HAS BEEN MUCH INTEREST OF LATE IN THE ITHACA MADE GUNS.  PEOPLE HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE NEARLY AS MANY AS COLT OR REM RAND DID.  WHILE NOT NEARLY AS SCARCE AS A UNION SWITCH THEY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY COMMON AND  ONE MADE THIS EARLY IS CERTAIN TO BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO A LOT OF COLLECTORS AND WILL NOT HANG AROUND FOR LONG!