Similar to the
Randall Knife I have posted, this thing just screams quality and its in excellent condition. It's also pretty special because its known as the first successful Stainless 1911 ever produced!
"Although Randall pistols were manufactured from only June 7, 1983 to May 15, 1985, they ushered-in an entirely new era for handguns, thus carving for themselves a place in the history of firearms around the world. This historic niche, coupled with the fact that Randall pistols are exemplary specimens of their genre, has made every single one of the 9,968 Randall pistols eminently collectible...
Among Randall’s many trend-setting innovations were two of the most significant breakthroughs in the 1911 field since John Moses Browning designed that form of semi-auto in the first place. One of these breakthroughs came when Randall made the very first production pistol of its kind in stainless steel..."
More on Randall's History here The Model A121 was released on September 14, 1983. Initially, the A121 was also called a Service Model, but since there was some confusion with the designation, the marketing folks at Randall decided to make a change. In 1984, it became known as the Combat Model, and at that time those guns were roll-marked “Combat” just under the ejection port.
The only other distinguishing factor between the A111 and the A121 was the A121 had a flat top slide rather than the rounded top on the slide of the A111. Both models had fixed sights and were in .45 ACP only. Model A121 pistols were in the Randall line through June 11, 1984. In all, 1,067 of these pistols were made in a serial number range of RF02211C through RF08620C.
Some say, there were only around 300 made with "Service Model" roll marks like this one. It looks unfired but, I have no way of validating that. I can say that the previous owner and I haven't fired it and it is in mint/near mint condition with the original box. It is of the same quality as any Les Baer or Ed Brown and rivals any Wilson or Nighthawk.
That said, I'm only looking for high quality firearms in trade. Not really hunting anything specific, just let me know what you're thinking!
Enjoy the pics, Thanks!