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1. www.thefirearmsforum.com › threads › what-is-itWhat is it worth, Union Switch and Signal 1911 | The Firearms ...

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   May 1, 2015 · I recently inherited a Union Switch & Signal 1911, S/N 1087950. It has the "P" proof markings. One is on the slide just in front of the front sight. The other is on the frame just below the magazine release button. It has the ordinance department "piss pot" stamp just below the S/N.

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3. truegunvalue.com › pistol › union-switch-and-signalUNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL 1911 A1 pistol PRICE AND HISTORICAL VALUE

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   UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL 1911 A1 pistol PRICE AND HISTORICAL VALUE. View the current price and value of new and used an UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL 1911 A1 based on 14 sold items over the past year.

4. www.gunboards.com › threads › union-switch-signalUnion Switch & Signal 1911 value? | Gunboards Forums

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   Feb 3, 2023 · The value is approx. $1,500. If you still have the original craft box and sales doc from DCM shipment, it would be a few hundreds higher value. Those WWI era pistols went through Arsenal rebuild program.

5. www.nramuseum.org › guns › the-galleriesU.S. Union Switch and Signal Model 1911A1 Pistol - NRA Museum

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   Union Switch and Signal, a subsidiary of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania, became the fourth and final wartime contractor for the M1911A1 when it accepted an order for 200,000 pistols in May 1942.

6. www.gunsinternational.com › guns-for-sale-online1911A1 UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL - Guns International

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   Description: HIGHLY DESIRABLE 1911A1 UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL. SECOND RAREST OF WWII PRODUCERS. ONLY 55,000 MADE AND PURCHASED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT IN 1943. COMPANY WAS LOCATED IN SWISSVALE, PA. SERIAL N0,1041604. THE 199TH PISTOL PRODUCED. AT THIS EARLY TIME FRAME, THERE WERE NO P PROOFS ON BARREL OR SLIDE.

7. sportsmanslegacy.com › firearm › union-switch-and-signalUnion Switch and Signal 1911 A1 .45 ACP, 1088563, strong ...

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   Union Switch and Signal Model 1911 A1 .45 ACP. Serial number 1088563 is a high condition example of this desirable military variant. MARKINGS: Frame right is marked “United States Property, M 1911 A1, U.S. Army”, along with the serial. Frame left is marked “RCD” and “P”.

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   Who makes Union Switch & Signal m 1911 A1 barrels?

   • Union Switch & Signal M 1911 A1 barrels were made by High Standard. My grandpa’s pistol sports the “HS” roll mark on the right side of the lower lug (not shown). For all of these and some other reasons, I believe this pistol is not only 100 percent Union Switch & Signal, but all-original as it was manufactured.

   My Grandfather’s 1943 Union Switch & Signal M1911A1

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   When did Union Switch & Signal Stop Making pistols?

   • Union Switch & Signal manufactured a variety of ordnance-related items during both World Wars. In April 1942, the company received a contract for the production of 200,000 Model 1911A1 pistols. Due to a drop in projected requirements, this number was later reduced to 55,000, the last of which were shipped in November 1943.

   U.S. Union Switch and Signal Model 1911A1 Pistol - NRA Museum

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   Did Union Switch & Signal 1911s have thumb pads?

   • The thumb pads of both the safety and the slide lock were checkered on Union Switch & Signal 1911s. Other manufacturers often cut serrations into the slide lock instead. US&S triggers were short in length and stamped, not milled.

   My Grandfather’s 1943 Union Switch & Signal M1911A1

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   Who is Union Switch & Signal?

   • Union Switch & Signal, which was originally located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Swissvale, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer of railroad switching and signaling equipment. Organized by George Westinghouse in 1881, the firm became a subsidiary of Westinghouse Air Brake Co. in 1917.

   U.S. Union Switch and Signal Model 1911A1 Pistol - NRA Museum

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   Did colt take a m 1911 A1 home?

   • Thankfully, he took this little souvenir (among others) home before it made it in for any sort of service. On the right side of the frame, Union Switch & Signal inserted double spaces in “M 1911 A1” whereas Colt rolled it out all crammed together (“M1911A1”) and Remington-Rand, Ithaca, and Singer inserted single spaces (“M 1911 A1”).

   My Grandfather’s 1943 Union Switch & Signal M1911A1

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   What happens if a M1911A1 pistol goes to a service depot?

   • Manufacturing contracts required total parts interchangeability, so when an M1911A1 pistol went to an arsenal or service depot it would be stripped and each part would go into separate buckets full of those same parts from hundreds or thousands of other M1911A1 pistols.

   My Grandfather’s 1943 Union Switch & Signal M1911A1

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9. www.thetruthaboutguns.com › my-grandfathers-1943My Grandfather's 1943 Union Switch & Signal M1911A1 - The ...

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   Oct 15, 2020 · Instead, their manufacturing capacity was shifted to cranking out precision instruments including bomb and artillery sights. Finally, Union Switch and Signal (which made railroad signaling equipment) manufactured 55,000 M1911A1 pistols — the second fewest of the wartime manufacturers.