SOLD VERY EARLY 1943 US WW2 ITHACA 1911A1 ULTRA RARE COLT 1911

IN 95% ORIGINAL VERY ROUGHLY MADE CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY PRODUCTION APRIL 1943 SHIPPED ITHACA 1911A1 PISTOL. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW THOUSAND PISTOLS MADE WITH A RECLAIMED COLT 1911 FRAME THAT WAS RE-MANUFACTURED WITH THE 1911A1 MODIFICATIONS. THIS HAS THE WELL KNOWN HEART SHAPE CUT OUTS IN THE GRIPS TYPICAL OF 1911 COLT PRODUCTION.  ONLY A FEW THOUSAND OF THESE FRAMES WERE USED IN PRODUCTION.   THIS PISTOL IS DESIRABLE AS IT HAS EARLY ITHACA FEATURES SUCH AS THE FLAMING BOMB PROOFS IN THE RECIEVER WELL AND ON THE BACK OF THE SLIDE.  ALSO THERE IS THE SMALL FJA ACCEPTANCE STAMP.  THIS  ALSO HAS THE EARLY DULITE FINISH AS WELL WHICH IS RARE ON AN ITHACA AND SELDOM SEEN.  THIS IS CERTIANLY THE MOST DEISRABLE ITHACA PRODUCED PISTOL WITH THE COLT 1911 RECLAIMED FRAME.