Manufactured in 1943. Fixed sights, with the left side of the slide marked "ITHACA GUN CO., INC./ITHACA, N.Y.", and "P" on top, Atwood inspected frame, checkered stamped trigger, thin hammer and arched mainspring housing, serrated slide catch and thumb safety, reinforced Keyes Fiber grips, "R" marked two-tone magazine and an "HS", "P" proofed blued barrel. An included National Rifle Association letter addressed to Major Michael W. Rose (USAF, Ret.) explains generalized history and some explanation of the markings on the pistol.