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I wouldn't allow my friends to run some cheap, Russian steel cased garbage through it (I'm looking at you, Tulammo).
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And only I will provide the ammo for it, and it must be American made brass ammo from Winchester or American Eagle. I don't plan to shoot it much at all, but I will still take it to the range occasionally with the understanding that I don't want to put too many rounds through it. It smelled like an old library book and was starting to rust a bit so I knew it had to be lubricated. I did clean it and lubricate it with Hoppe's as soon as I got it. Ultimately, it's their property (presumably!) and they can do what they want with it. I personally never mod any of my guns, I just like to keep things simple but if others want to do it, that's fine but I only ask that they do it on a newer gun. Proceed with extreme caution as there are lots of counterfeits in the market. and I can't help but get upset because they're degrading a wonderful, storied collector-grade piece by putting stupid Chinese made, "tacticool" crap on it. 1943-1945 Remington Rand (TOP) Singer Model 1911A1: Singer M1911A1s are very rare and command a very high price when found. I've read stories wherein vintage USGI 1911 owners get them refinished, change parts, etc. I can assure you I won't change anything on it. It's too bad the guys didn't have that luxury ~75 years ago. Thanks to the internet, I was able to research and prevent myself from further scratching it before reassembling it (admittedly, I almost did the first time). I'd also hazard a guess this pistol was handed to a few different soldiers since the slide stop scratch is present.
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But I had to ask since my curiosity was gnawing at me. Both of these are basically grey in color. There are at least 2 types of phosphating maybe more (I am having a senior moment here), zinc and manganese being the most prominent ones. Even if those two parts weren't, it's not a concern because they're so small and I can tell the majority of the pistol is in fact correct and likely saw war.