Fortunately, not something I have to be concerned about with my SO.....
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Fortunately, not something I have to be concerned about with my SO.....
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Fortunately, not something I have to be concerned about with my SO.....
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A Union Switch and Signal, Nice! Do you have a Singer in your collection?
I saw a real deal Singer at a gunshow in South San Francisco once but it wasn't for sale.
Someone on CGN has this, though:
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I saw a real deal Singer at a gunshow in South San Francisco once but it wasn't for sale.
Someone on CGN has this, though:
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Thats in incredible piece. It's in great shape, unissued or refinished?
It's a Singer clone created from a completely unmarked Norinco frame & slide with authentic USGI parts added where required.
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Clearly my knowledge of details is lacking. Great looking clone anyways. I don't know a whole lot about the WW2 era 1911's but I do know that companies that were making everyday items such as typewriters, railroad accessories, and sewing machines had to transition to 1911 production to support the war effort. I think its super cool. It leads me to wonder what companies would be doing the same today if such need ever arised.
Thanks for sharing.
My plain jane Springfield MIL-SPEC. Shoots great!
This one is a beauty. Simple, elegant, no nonsense.
The big 4 of WWII USGI 1911A1 production [in order of numbers produced] were: Remington Rand [over a million]; Colt [about a million]; Ithaca [about 400K] and Union Switch & Signal [55K].
Remington Rand's claim to fame pre-war was typewriters. They made some pretty good 1911A1's though.
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Sig makes nice 1911's. I regret not adding a Stainless one. Does yours have a factory magwell?
This is my Satin Chrome Nork. Bought it lightly used from Goebels in London. It still had brown gunk in every corner. I cleaned it up, and know why the original owner traded it in.
1) Sights were way off, and I don't think the previous owner ever figured out how to adjust it. The rear sight is counter intuitive, but I did figure it out, and rather like it.
2) I had to rework the slide catch by building it up a bit with TIG then reworking it's shape to not interfere, but still be activated by the mag follower. Very easy, and I have done more than a few for other Nork owners.
The only other modification I did was I found a set of NOS Rosewood grips at a Gunshow, and replaced the original hard rubber ones. Pretty gun now!! The rubber ones were more comfortable though LOL.
It loves light 200 gr LSWCs and is crazy accurate. I use it for Bulls Eye and ocassionally for PPC; and will eventually give it a go for IDPA once my extra mags arrive There is nothing I don't like about this gun.
I have one regret, that I did not by their Commander sized one.
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1) Sights were way off, and I don't think the previous owner ever figured out how to adjust it. The rear sight is counter intuitive, but I did figure it out, and rather like it.
2) I had to rework the slide catch by building it up a bit with TIG then reworking it's shape to not interfere, but still be activated by the mag follower. Very easy, and I have done more than a few for other Nork owners.
The only other modification I did was I found a set of NOS Rosewood grips at a Gunshow, and replaced the original hard rubber ones. Pretty gun now!! The rubber ones were more comfortable though LOL.
It loves light 200 gr LSWCs and is crazy accurate. I use it for Bulls Eye and ocassionally for PPC; and will eventually give it a go for IDPA once my extra mags arrive There is nothing I don't like about this gun.
I have one regret, that I did not by their Commander sized one.
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Yes, factory mag well and Custom Shop trigger job.
