Manufactured in late 1943, with the 1,20X,XXX to 1,24X,XXX serial range of Ithaca Gun Co. M1911A1 pistols including some 5,000 pistol that were shipped to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) on January 11, 1944, as found on page 117 of "U.S. Military Automatic Pistols 1920-1945" by Meadows. Features fixed blade front and notch rear sights, blue barrel with "P" and "HS" on the recoil lug, standard Ithaca address roll marked on the left side of the slide with "P" proof on top and "double stamp" model marking included on the right, checkered short trigger, narrow hammer, and magazine release, along with serrated slide catch, thumb safety, and arched mainspring housing with lanyard loop. The left side of the frame bears a "FJA" (Lt. Col. Frank J. Atwood) inspector mark along with "P" proof and "cross" proof on the trigger guard, while the right side bears the U.S. property and model markings, including the serial number and "2" on the trigger guard. Fitted with a pair of checkered "7" and "star K" marked Keyes Fiber Co. grips and "R" marked full blue magazine. Includes a hobbyist craft box hand numbered to the pistol.

Excellent overall, retaining 97% plus attractive original dark parkerized finish with some minor spotting/brown patina showing on the bottom side of the frame, minor cycling wear on the barrel and slide, a minor takedown drag line, crisp grip checkering, and otherwise limited handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Overall a standout representative of a late 1943 production U.S. Ithaca M1911A1!