Ingersoll Rand Handgun

[limit time]

Hey,
I was talking to a guy about guns today, and he said Ingersoll Rand (the air compressor company) was contracted to make 1911's for the military. Is this true?? If so where could I find one?
Thanks

 

[B]

Any company capable of producing guns during WWII was likely pumping them out. Sorry but I don't have any info beyond that.

 

[enefgee]

NAA should be along shortly but I'm pretty sure it was Remington Rand.

 

[superspeed348]

In WWII, 1911A1's were manufactured by Colt,Ithica, Union Switch and signal,Remington Rand and Singer Mfg. Co.

 

[limit time]

I know he said Ingersoll but maybe it was Remington Rand he was thinking about.
Would this of been the two companies in a partnership?

 

[CanAm]

Google is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Rand Big manufacturing Co.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingersoll_Rand Drill/Compressor Co.

The two Rands are unrelated.

 

[TheTooner]

I've found no link between Ingersoll and Remington.

The Remington Rand that made 1911 pistols for the U.S. in WWII was a typewriter manufacturer, which was started in 1873 by the original Remington gun-making company as a diversification, but sold by them in 1886, thereafter taking the name Remington Rand.

The Rand in Ingersoll Rand is the Rand Drill Company that merged with Ingersoll-Sargeant. Histories of Ingersoll Sargeant, Dresser-Rand (which has some relationsip to Ingersoll-Rand) and Rand Drill Company show no connection to Remington or Remington Rand.

 

[NAA]

Remington Rand 1911A1

NAA should be along shortly but I'm pretty sure it was Remington Rand.

You rang?

Yup, the "Rand" making 1911A1 pistols for WWII production was Remington Rand, the business machine company, as previously stated....

1944 mfg Remington Rand:

NAA.

 

[EvilDezel]

NAA, that 1911 is sahweet.

 

[limit time]

Thanks all.

 

[limit time]

Google is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Rand Big manufacturing Co.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingersoll_Rand Drill/Compressor Co.

The two Rands are unrelated.

FU@K GOOGLE!!! Gunnutz is my friend

 

[Onagoth]

Ingersoll Rand has a pretty unassuming appearance if they make handguns.....almost no security, accessible from the highway, in Ingersoll no less.