Remington Rand with Grandpa's WW2 Grips

[etprescottazusa91]

I inherited my grandfathers WW2 1911 grips. These were on his WWII Remington Rand 1911, the grips are carved off the plexi from the windshield on a German aircraft. I've read GI's put photos under clear grips such as these, not sure if mine ever wore pictures?

After a lifetime of these always being out of reach I finally committed to finding a Remington Rand 1911. Last weekend at a local gun show found one in decent shape and made a deal for it.

This example had target sights installed as well as a target trigger, all restorable to original. My heart broke when I pulled the packmayer grip and saw what it was hiding. I never expected to see this kind of customization but will have to live with it.

Even though Bubba the match shooter has broke my heart, it was a wonderful feeling being the first person to hold these grips on a 1911 since WW2.

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[RazorBurn]

That's awesome getting to put your Grandfather's grips on a proper USGI 1911!!! I'd say if you could find some old pictures of his putting them under the grips would do it justice!

[Junk Yard Dog]

[etprescottazusa91]

That's awesome getting to put your Grandfather's grips on a proper USGI 1911!!! I'd say if you could find some old pictures of his putting them under the grips would do it justice!

I actually went through the old pictures and the wartime box looking for any pictures that may have been cut to fit under a grip, so far none found, I hope one turns up that looks like it may have been under those grips. Otherwise I intend to copy a couple of old photos and place them under the clear grips soon.