Remington 1911A1 & Personal Items From A Local WW2 Veteran! 

The1911a1 is not a Remington, which would imply Remington Arms. It is a Remington Rand, which was a typewriter company.

SS is for Sharpshooter His qualification score.

The "SS" is for Sharp Shooter, he qualified as a Sharp Shooter on the M1 Carbine and therefore was authorized to wear the Sharp Shooter badge with Carbine device attached.

I LOVE THIS my Great Grandpa was an Mustang pilot in WW2. Seeing a man’s life honored by your society is something special to me and my family and I wanna thank you for all of your efforts.

Great video! I love the personal touches/history that go with the guns.

👍..had a 1911 REMINGTON.. US G.1. LEFT OVERS FROM THE LIBERATION OF THE FAR EAST IN 1944..😢

SS means that he qualified with his M1 as a sharpshooter

I remember when mil surp 1911's were cheap enough to buy, when I was too dumb to realize that all guns go up, period.

Remington Rand was a typewriter co was it owned by Remington Firearms?

And you know Tom didn't take advantage of these people and gave them a fair price on the 1911A1, etc. 🇺🇸

Those pants are called 'jodhpurs'.

Great video

Sure somebody already said it but ss would be sharp shooter where that was listed in the paper work was the section for qualifications

The SS probably stood for sharp shooter

I will never understand, why a family would part with such special pieces like these. I respect your work but I could never sale something so special

Camp Gruber still exists.

Don't forget the australian and New Zealanders 25 April is our memorial day, my grandfather fought alongside the US in 18 Field regiment against the Japanese, and without the involvement of us you would be speaking Japanese

What a shame the family parted with all those items! 😢

I would love to own Anthony’s .45. I would keep it clean, fire it, and love it in honor of this man. His sidearm legacy deserves nothing less.

ss - Sharp shooter , shooting rank

Well sadly your incorrect. The NVA ( North Vietnam Army) captured many american arms and converted them if they couldn't find or make ammo for them . When I was an FFL dealer many years ago a distributor ( maybe navy arms or one of those who sadly went under ) was selling a limited number of captured U.S. military 45 auto pistols . ( Colt 45 àcp ) but since the NVA didn't have 45 acp ammo they converted them to use their pistol ammo which was 7.62 X 25 ammo. This ammo was used by the Chinese army and others. It's based was from the old 7.63x25 broom handled Mauser pistol. I could have purchased serval of these but at the time was buying SKS's and Ak-47's and ammo. My ow they imported like 400 or 500 hundred of these converted U.S. military 45 àcp pistols . With holsters ! So don't think that's the only one ? Sadly people make up stories. Ask if the soldier has the paper work he would have had to keep and bring that pistol back as a captured weapon ??? That's the only thing that will give it credit as a captured weapon.

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Bothers me an Expert in miltary items doesn't pronounce "Garrand or Carbine" correctly! Both of the firearms designers were serious about pronouncing their name correctly.

It's NOT a "Remington." It's a Remington RAND! A typewriter company -- not the arms company. Please research this stuff.

Bothers me an Expert in miltary items doesn't pronounce "Garrand or Carbine" correctly! Both of the firearms designers were serious about pronouncing their name correctly.

Typhus was a shot, immunization!

"Two bronze service stars" are not the same thing as a Bronze Star medal. The service stars are pinned to a ribbon upon a subsequent award. Here, it looks like he was awarded the EAME medal, and each bronze service star would represent a subsequent award for the same medal. I'm not familiar with the circumstances of this particular medal, but for those of us who participated in Desert Shield/ Storm for example, we received the Southwest Asia Service Ribbon with two bronze service stars. One star for the defense of Saudi Arabia and one service star for the liberation of Kuwait. Also the SS stands for sharpshooter, as that was his qualification on the carbine.

He did not receive Bronze Star Medals, he got two Service Stars on his European Theater ribbon.

SS indicates he qualified as a Sharp Shooter.

It's not the Remington we know, but Remington Rand. Remington Rand didn't make any gun prior to WWII.

That should be WW2 Victory Medal with two Battle Stars...not two Bronze Stars/medals. Still...impressive.

Thank you very much Mr.Tom for your time and for bringing history to life

Great video. Those are campaign or battle stars. Designates he served in 2 major events, like "Normandy" for the Normandy invasion and "Ardennes" for the Battle of the Bulge. Dad received 5 battle stars, which were all from the European Theatre. Normandy. Northern France. Rhineland. Ardennes. Central Europe. At 5, they issued 1 Silver Star, instead of 5 individual bronze stars.

The attic has claimed a lot of treasures over the decades.

SS is the sharpshooter qualification. There’s “expert” “sharpshooter” and then “marksman”

I worked in a gun shop many years ago, and we had many widows and children of veterans bring in souvenir pistols and rifles both USGI and foreign.

What a lovely video. Thank you for honouring these heroes as you do!

Those aren’t bronze stars… that are “bronze” campaign stars. They will go along with various campaign medals ; they denote participation in phases of an operation. The “Bronze Star “ is an entirely different award.

I remember going to gun shows and buying WW2 configuration carbines hi wood etc. and maybe like 250$ for them. I also once had an unfired "X" presentation carbine, if you know what that is. Those require careful scrutiny for authentication.

Thank you for your videos

My grandfather was a naval officer from 42-47, spent 6 months on a tin can in the pacific. He came home with his 1911. For some reason which nobody in the family knows, he turned his service pistol into the Lakewood Police in Lakewood, OH. I imagine that pistol lasted 30 seconds before it was claimed by a police officer.

I have one that is Ithaca. What inspector mark is correct?

Such a nice gun I own a 1944 Ithaca m1911a1 with us army stamping on it

when will this be up for sale on the website?

Another great video Tom thanks for your hard work and for honroing these men and women who risked everything for our freedom. Keep up the good work and showing us amazing firearms. Cheers!

Ss is sharpshooter qualification

I bought a new Colt government model because of nostalgia; I carried an old Colt in the Navy in the 60's. Thank you for your service, Anthony, and you Tom for bringing us his story.

Great video

Thank all of you veterans.

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The shiny spot on the fame and slide at letters "es prop" was caused by wear from the leather pad on the inside of holster flap stud. An original magazine would be marked G for General Shaver, a Remington-Rand subsiduary. Easy to tell without finding the G as they are spot welded up the back seam instead of folded. My 1943 R-R was carried a lot as evidenced by a very shiny spot and very little wear otherwise. Remington-Rand was issued six serial number ranges and if all were made would total 1.451,645 units. They were selling to the government for $13.50 each.

My pop was in the army air corps He threw out is uniform back in the 1970’s. It got moldy Thanks Pop!! I remember someone asking if he was a WW2 vet. And he said yep that and 10 cents will buy my coffee

I think the “SS” has something to do with the stock (maybe “Short Stock”), and as a first sergeant, he most likely was issued a sidearm. The oak leaves on ribbons indicate subsequent awards, i.e. one oak leaf denotes a second award, two denotes a third, etc. It is possible the guy was drafted. The U.S. instituted the Selective Service in September of 1940, so it’s possible that by March he was inducted into the Army. As a cavalry man, it makes sense that his uniform consisted of those riding breeches, and I bet as a private he probably knew his way around the stables! The first patch (on the “Ike jacket”) is for Third Army-General Patron’s command, while the other, the circle with three stripes denotes FORSCOM (Forces Command), whose most famous commander was Lt. General Leslie McNair (the highest ranking American killed in the Europe Theater of Operations). Just seeing this stuff makes me wonder what this man saw. Was he there for Operation Cobra, when allied bombs fell short, killing and wounding hundreds of American Soldiers? What were his experiences during the Battle of the Bulge? Having been a soldier, I have so much respect for these people who made our military the most powerful on the planet. While we did have a large Army during WW1, after that war, it quickly dissolved back into mediocrity. The WW2 soldiers were the first to standardize basic training, the first to be truly mechanized, they were the best equipped, and the doctrine and principals they created still exist.

Remington rand.typewriter company made that pistol.not Remington arms.

Qualified as Sharpshooter m1 carbine. Bronzestarswerefor campaigns not the bronze starmedal

It was called an" Eisenhower jacket." Later Eisenhower was shortened to "Ike" as is "I like Ike" as a political slogan, but the jacket was an "Eisenhower jacket." At least that is how it was described to me... my father being a WWII vet and my mother being a teenager during the war.

Lóok at how many French weapons the NVA used against the American and allied forces during the Vietnam conflict. In fact I've seen several old French MAS-49 ( 7.5) rifles that had been taken from northern fighters in Vietnam and they had papers stating they were captured. I would have never used one of those old rifles but hey if it shoots use it . Especially if it is all you have !

Bothers me an Expert in miltary items doesn't pronounce "Garrand or Carbine" correctly! Both of the firearms designers were serious about pronouncing their name correctly.

Bothers me an Expert in miltary items doesn't pronounce "Garrand or Carbine" correctly! Both of the firearms designers were serious about pronouncing their name correctly.

Bothers me an Expert in miltary items doesn't pronounce "Garrand or Carbine" correctly! Both of the firearms designers were serious about pronouncing their name correctly.

Bothers me an Expert in miltary items doesn't pronounce "Garrand or Carbine" correctly! Both of the firearms designers were serious about pronouncing their name correctly.

Who can I contact in the efforts to find a Union Switch & Signal m1911 A1 pistol "Frame"?

It never ceases to amaze me how people today have no interest in keeping historical relics inside the family. In other cultures you often see weapons and uniforms that are passed down many generations by proud family members. Apparently not here in the USA, where the kids can't wait to sell off grandpa's old crap.

How much does that Remington 1911 go for? Have one in my family from ww2

Remington rand. I got a great one in excellent condition.😊😊😊

Expert is full of it.

The field says “qualification”. The “SS” means “sharp shooter” on the M1 carbine platform

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The 1911 is most likely a arsenal refinish sold by CMP program.

The 1911 with all correct parts is somewhat unusual.

Lovely presentation Tom

That M1 Carbine looks just like my Rock Ola. It’s in a National Postal Meter high wood stock

could it be M1 carbine , 6th of september 1945 ?

The vet was a First Sergeant. I bet he had a pistol of some sort, in addition to his "SS Carbine M1".

Could ss stand for short stock? Since he was small in stature, he might have needed a smaller weapon.

SS means swinging stock so he had the rifle with the metal folding stock

SS would stand for Saginaw Steering Gear Division that also made M1 Carbines.

The M1 Carbine was probably lighter than a Garand, unfortunately soldiers who had to land on Omaha with it were just sitting ducks..

Short stock?..... maybe due to his stature?