Us&s

[Bill Grist]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.. Enjoy this UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL 1911A1 US GI .45 Automatic... BILL

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[captainhoot]

Very nice peices, Bill.
Gotta' love the .45 !!

-Andrew

[Matt Wilson]

Oh Bill,

STOP! You're givin' me flashbacks! I remember when we MELTED DOWN on of those - in about 95% condition!! Ohhhh, the pain...

Nifty ammo you've got for, though.

Best,
Matt

[Jeff Diederichs]

Very nice, Bill. My uncle is a 1911 collector, I would like to send him these pics, he will enjoy them. That's a rare bird.

Jeff

[reach147]

Beautiful pistol, I love the holster also:-)

[ottomaton]

Were the shot shells original to the gun? Were they issued to GI's? If so what for? 'Hunting small game'?

I also was not familiar with Union Switch and Signal as a manufaturer. Very interesting.

[Bill Grist]

.45 Shotshells

The .45 auto shotshells are WW2 Military issue.. They were found with this US&S that belonged to a WW2 Marine.. The Shotshells were for survival, and usually issued with a Army Air Corps WW2, C1 Survival Vest.. Which had a intergal .45 holster and a bunch of other survival gear in located in and on the vest... A very hard to find box of US GI military ammo, and a Super rare US GI .45 automatic... BILL

[Jeff V]

Hi Bill, that is a real nice set! Some uncommon items in there! best wishes,
jeff

[Jeff V]

The .45 auto shotshells are WW2 Military issue.. They were found with this US&S that belonged to a WW2 Marine.. The Shotshells were for survival, and usually issued with a Army Air Corps WW2, C1 Survival Vest.. Which had a intergal .45 holster and a bunch of other survival gear in located in and on the vest... A very hard to find box of US GI military ammo, and a Super rare US GI .45 automatic... BILL

Hi Bill, I have a couple of boxes of the survival ammo, but no US&S! best wishes,
jeff

[Ronnie Fry]

Gotta Luv 'em, those 1911a1's!! Nice pistol, Bill!! A little earlier than mine. BTW what is the mfg of the holster?? Lets see the back!! 1943??

The ammo is way cool, Dude!!

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[copdoc]

All I have is the empty box. Does anyone know if this is WWII earlier or later.

[Ssteve]

Union Switch & Signal

Looks like a nicely matched pistol and a pretty rare 1911.A1 indeed. Only 55,000 of these were manufactured by Union Switch & Signal. The fewest amount next to Singer, Remington UMC, and Springfield 1911.A1's.

I can't tell from your photographs Bill, but is this pistol stamped with the "cross cannon" ordnance mark on the receiver? It looks like it is, but I can't tell. One unique thing about US&S is they were never stamped with this mark. What is the serial number range?

Also are there any "p" proof marks stamped on the receiver or slide? That's always a good way to find out if you have a matching US&S. They shoud match either with or without proof marks.

Looks like a real beauty!

Steve