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Thread: Remington Rand left to me by my late husband

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    Remington Rand left to me by my late husband

    My husband worked as manager of a plating firm in Upstate NY. Third shift, he would dine with this old gent who was the janitor. Mr. Wells, the janitor, told him that he used to work for Remington Rand when they switched over to the war effort. It was his job to test fire the guns and as a gift, he was given one. When he passed, my husband was able to buy it from his wife. It distinctly says Remington Rand on the barrel and the serial number on the frame is 25. Remington Rand did not start their serial numbers this low.

    Can anyone tell me anything about this gun, its potential value and why it would have this particular serial number when they started with a 9 and were six digits?

    Thank you in advance for your help!
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    Coolgunsite.com says

    "The Remington Rand Demonstration or Presentation Pistols were apparently made from mid to late production parts, but were pulled from production before any military markings could be applied. According to Charles Clawson books the ERRS (Experimental Remington Rand Series) were created by Remington Rand for conducting experiments to improve their product. They were later presented to officials and employees of the company.
    There may have been only one batch of these pistols totaling less than 150 in number. Several of these pistols were found in a Remington Rand vault in Buffalo NY in the early 1960's. Barely visible in the image below the "ERRS" stamp is present before the "61". Also pictured in the pistol gallery is US&S Exp #61. These ERRS and EXP pistols are highly prized by collectors.
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    The ERRS mark is very faint, you might have one blurred over by the Parkerizing.

    http://www.coolgunsite.com/images/1911/1943%20errs%2061%20rr/reming6.jpg
    Last edited by Jim Watson; 22nd January 2025 at 10:18.


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    Thank you Jim! That's more information than I've been able to find in a long time. What should something like this be insured for? Any thoughts?

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