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    Union Switch & Signal M1911A1

    I recently picked up this US&S M1911A1 out of a local estate in Canada. The pistol has matching P's with 'hanging P proof' on the slide. Trigger is bright blue while the other parts du-lite over a lightly sandblasted finish. Barrel is a blued HS P, and the magazine I believe is probably the original mint condition blued pinned base Risdon shipped with the pistol.

    <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/smtphotos/13802141404/" title="US&amp;S 2 by steve_william49, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/13802141404_71a275bf4a_c.jpg" width="800" height="513" alt="US&amp;S 2"></a>

    <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/smtphotos/13802143154/" title="US&amp;S 1 by steve_william49, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/13802143154_b17a93a2b7_c.jpg" width="800" height="513" alt="US&amp;S 1"></a>

    All comments are welcome!

    Steve
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    What a beauty ! Congrats !

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      #3
      Dear God-that is perfect!

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        #4
        Excellent find Steve. Congrats.

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          #5
          .45

          Please return that to the USA.

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            #6
            That looks almost unissued, if it was not to little holster wear.

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              #7
              Very nice. I thought handguns were illegal up there.

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                #8
                Originally posted by NARVIK1940 View Post
                Very nice. I thought handguns were illegal up there.
                Not at all! They do need to be registered...

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                  #9
                  Nice example!

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                    #10
                    Thanks everyone for your comments.

                    As stated above, it's legal to own and collect most semi-auto pistols with a barrel length of over 4" in Canada without any sort of grandfather status. As such, it's still relatively easy to collect 1911's here.

                    There are businesses that will import collectible firearms from the United States to Canada without any import stamp required. Any Canadian who's willing to pay the import costs and have the firearms shipped to the Canadian importers U.S. FFL address can shop on American gun sites such as gunbroker if they wish.

                    -Steve

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                      #11
                      Great that they can be imported without having to mark them up. It is so ridiculous that otherwise legal to own collector firearms must be importer marked when brought into the U.S. The Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess Luger collection was brought to the U.S. to be auctioned, and while the marking is about as unobtrusive as it could be, it still is a crying shame that it is required to satisfy the bureaucrats.

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                        #12
                        Johnny,

                        Were the ex-Sturgess guns (imported by Bob Simpson) marked in any manner other than what you show in your photo? I ask because the markings shown appear to be insufficient to comply with BATFE's import marking requirements, in that the weapon's caliber is not listed nor is the county of origin. Perhaps this data is marked in other areas of each firearm? Perhaps Mr. Simpson obtained a variance from BATFE which permitted him to omit the caliber/country of origin markings (although I am not aware of BATFE ever permitting such omission).

                        Per the BATFE regulations, the import markings must contain 1.) the importer's name; 2.) the importer's address; 3.) the weapon's caliber; and 4.) the country of origin. While it is possible to obtain a variance from these marking requirements, my understanding is that variances are typically granted only where (due to multiple manufacturers or importers being involved), the firearm would be marked with the same import data in multiple places, i.e. an unnecessary duplication of markings. Such does not appear to be the case with the ex-Sturgess arms.

                        So . . . my question is: are the ex-Sturgess guns marked in compliance with the BATFE import markings and, if not, what are the potential ramifications? Also, if you think the lack of (and/or insufficient) import markings is a trivial issue, then just ask Bob Adams and see what he has to say about the U.S. Customs/BATFE raid that he received a few years ago re: lack of application of import markings on C&R guns.

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                          Alan,

                          To the best of my knowledge the marking shown was the only mark added to the pistols.

                          This may be the way they avoided the additional markings:

                          (4) Exceptions:
                          (i) Alternate means of identification. The Director may authorize other means of identification upon receipt of a letter application from you, submitted in duplicate, showing that such other identification is reasonable and will not hinder the effective administration of this part.

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