This gun was part of Government order W-30-115-ORD-515
total contract size was for 110,400. The majority of guns in this serial
number range where shipped to Hawaii. First gun shipped in 1945 was
approximately SN 2,031,600 with last one Remington Rand manufactured being
SN 2,465,139.
Notice the unique upside down FJA stamp (Figure 4) and the MR
arsenal stamp (Figure 6).
This pistol has the stamp of the Mount Rainer Ordnance
Depot. MR was located in the Tacoma, Washington area. Most people assume
just because a fire arm has a arsenal stamp that it was rebuilt/over
hauled. Such is not always the case, as with this gun I would safely
assume that the only work performed was a good cleaning and inspection as
it is 100% correct for a 1945 Remington Rand. Also see the 1943 Ithaca on
this site with the RIA (Rock Island Arsenal) stamp. For collectors of
arsenal stamped guns, the MR stamped guns are amongst the rarest. |