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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: Galeth005 on February 20, 2009, 06:58:07 PM

Title: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: Galeth005 on February 20, 2009, 06:58:07 PM

this pistol is a 4" barrel 1911 made by a company that has gone out of business, called randall.  its a 9mm never fired, has 1 mag and the original box.. mint condition (sorry about the picture quality, taken with my cell phone)

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: tombogan03884 on February 20, 2009, 07:00:31 PM

Nice looking. Can it use other mags ?

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: Galeth005 on February 20, 2009, 07:01:47 PM

not too sure, its my uncles, he was showing off his collection, he also has a old walther p38 taken off of a german in wwII, here is a link to the companies history so to speak
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/randall_history.htm

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: TAB on February 20, 2009, 07:01:53 PM

Never heard of that make, any more info?

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: Big Frank on February 20, 2009, 08:10:17 PM

Randall made LEFT-HANDED PISTOLS. That's the only reason I remember the name.

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: PegLeg45 on February 20, 2009, 08:48:47 PM

A friend of mine's dad had a Randall Commander way back in the 80's. I never got to shoot it, but it was a good looking gun.
He traded it for a Colt National Match in the early 90's, I believe.

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: DesertMarine on February 20, 2009, 09:19:35 PM

I remember the Randall pistols.  They were around for a short time.  As I remember they made some pretty good guns.  Looked them up on Google.  Found an interesting site, http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/randall_history.htm.  According to the article they made the first stainless steel 1911.  Randall was in business from 1983 to 1985.  The 9mms were made from Jan 1984 to June 1984. 

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: m25operator on February 20, 2009, 09:42:38 PM

DesertMarine got it pretty much right, 1st left ejecting 1911, left handed as you say, but I think AMT made the 1st stainless model. Seemed to be well made and usable.

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: Michael Bane on February 21, 2009, 01:49:57 PM

Didn't remember Randall as making 9mms...like you guys, all I remembered was the left-hand ones!

Neat gun!

mb

Title: Re: here is an interesting 1911 for ya'll
Post by: PegLeg45 on February 21, 2009, 05:15:09 PM

Only reason I really remembered the Randall was because the same guy I mentioned above also had a Devel .45 ACP that was built on a Colt pistol like similar to the on at the link below.

http://www.novaksights.com/devel/devel_socius__45_acp_colt_lw.htm