Model 1911A1 pistol manufactured by Union Switch & Signal in 1943. The pistol has a gray parkerized finish, blued barrel and brown checkered stocks. The pistol has an un-numbered slide, stamped trigger, checkered slide stop and safety lock, narrow checkered hammer and checkered main spring housing. The left side of the slide is stamped with the "USS" logo followed by "U.S.&S. CO./SWISSVALE, PA. U.S.A.". The left side of the frame is stamped with the encircled "R.C.D." final inspection mark. The right side of the frame is stamped with U.S. Property markings followed by the M1911A1 U.S. Army nomenclature and the serial number "1043298". A notarized affidavit with the pistol states that it was issued to LTC. Arthur C. Stipe, U.S. Air Force. During WWII LTC Stipe was a pilot with the 7th Ferrying Group and the 8th Air Force.

Excellent. The pistol retains approximately 97% of the original Dulite finish. Wear is limited to some finish loss on the edges of the slide and frame and some scattered handling and storage marks. The barrel has more than 90% of the blue finish with some cycling wear on the top of the chamber. The stocks are in excellent condition. The magazine retains about 98% of the blue finish. This an excellent identified U.S. & S., Model 1911A1 pistol.