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My affliction for collecting firearms is most certainly not limited to Lugers! Here are my (so far) 2 GI 1911's.

Twice re-arsenaled Remington Rand with Colt hammer and checkered mainspring housing, early 1943 production (AFAIK).

The other is a WW1 Remington UMC frame with an Ithaca slide from WW2. Was modified 'back in the day' into a "bullseye" type pistol -- 'hogged out' ejection port, target sights and stippling. Original WW1 trigger. A really sweet shooter. Wish I could find a parked Remington UMC slide for it, but I do enjoy it 'as is'.

Correct, original 1911a1's have gotten extremely expensive, these certainly aren't 'top drawer', but they still have value, and most importantly to me, they've both 'been there'. The 'mixmaster' Remington UMC is early enough to have made it to France (s/n 81xx)...the fact that it was re-arsenaled for WW2 tells me that it most likely didn't just sit in an arms room, unissued...

The second pic is more a vanity shot..."the pen and the sword", if you will. Typewriter is a 1941 Remington Rand...

I've also a Colt WW1 commemorative 2nd Battle of the Marne 1911 pistol with the lovely royal blue finish. I put a set of cocobolo 'double diamond' grips with the little gold-colored Colt medallion on the gun. Very fun to shoot, makes for a great 'barbecue gun' when I'm shooting handguns with friends!