Need help: 1911A1 expertise

[LtCCMPUnit42]

Hey Guys, I just ran across a Model 1911A1 marked "U.S. Gov't property" on the left hand side and "Remington Rand" as the manufacturer on the right side. The lettering and checkering are still sharp, the rails don't show any major wear, and the pistol is tight, but it is nickel plated.
Did they build any nickel plated pistols under government contract, or did some bonehead screw up a good, original by doing an after market job on it?

Any help will be greatly apreciated, and will have direct impact on how or if I trade for it.

 

[inactive]

Everything I find shows them to be blued or parkerized

http://www.model1911a1.com/Remington.htm

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=34779

There are a few people out there claiming they had an "Officer's" pistol that was nickel, but that certainly wouldn't have been the way it was first assembled.

 

[Traxxis]

How much is it?

No nickel plated, and I don't believe any checkering either...

 

[LtCCMPUnit42]

How much is it?

No nickel plated, and I don't believe any checkering either...

He wants my S&W mod. 686+ and $50 boot.

 

[Traxxis]

no way man... unless it's just in prime condition... but it's been redone.

 

[LtCCMPUnit42]

no way man... unless it's just in prime condition... but it's been redone.

Thanks, was thinking it had been redone, but just seeing if any of you guys knew something that I didn't; like: they made 100 of them just for Generals or some such b.s.

 

[LtCCMPUnit42]

Everything I find shows them to be blued or parkerized

http://www.model1911a1.com/Remington.htm

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=34779

There are a few people out there claiming they had an "Officer's" pistol that was nickel, but that certainly wouldn't have been the way it was first assembled.

Thanks for the links, man. I looked through every book I have, and afew of my Dads and couldn't find anything like that.

 

[Traxxis]

Thanks, was thinking it had been redone, but just seeing if any of you guys knew something that I didn't; like: they made 100 of them just for Generals or some such b.s.

on second thought... I'll give you $200 for that 686....

 

[LtCCMPUnit42]

on second thought... I'll give you $200 for that 686....

Whatchagottotrade?

 

[Traxxis]

Whatchagottotrade?

$200 Washingtons?