NOTE: I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE PHOTO OF THE PISTOLS. MORE ARE COMING SOON! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CALL OR EMAIL ME!

 

For sale are 3 models from the Randall Firearms Mfg. Corp. The Combat Model, The Service Model, and the Service Model-C, which is the shorter Commander-style model. All 3 models are in excellent condition with minor wear marks. The bores and rifling in the barrels are excellent. All 3 models were made by Caspian Arms, hence the C after the serial numbers, and then sent to Randall to be made into their production pistols. Randall Firearms was in production for less than two years. They were in Sun Valley, California. These pistols hail from the Reagan era and are a solid piece of firearms history. They deserve a place in the history of the 1911/1911A1, in that they were the first all-stainless 1911/1911A1s made, although some would say the AMT hardballer was the first. While John Browning’s everlasting M1911 design had long been made in various blued, chromed, and nickel coatings, up until the early 1980s, it had not been cranked out in a production stainless steel model. That’s where the company formed by airline executive Ken Lau and retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Russell Randall seized the opportunity. The Randall Firearms Company began firearm production in Sun Valley, California, and by June 1983, they started marketing what gun writer Len Davis described that year in American Handgunner, the “first full-size, all-stainless steel .45 ACP autoloader.” Advertised as and sold in boxes labeled, “The Only Stainless Steel Fit for Duty,” Randall pistols were indeed all-stainless, with the only black parts being the handgun’s sights, which were also stainless (SAE410) under the treatment. Most of the parts were crafted from SAE 17-4 PH stainless alloy. The standard grips on most models were National Match-style checkered walnut. At the time, they were advertised at around $500, which adjusts to $1,632.16 in today’s cash. While the guns seemed to have cornered the market for a brief moment in time, other pistol makers such as AMT soon jumped into the stainless M1911 game and undercut Randall. In all, fewer than 10,000 Randalls were produced before the factory ceased production in May 1985. The company’s line of $15 stainless steel M1911 magazines, of which they sold more than 100,000 alone both under Randall’s branding and through Pachmayr, was cranked out both before and after the guns were in production. Lau would go on to form Falcon Arms in 1987 and attempt to market a stainless Randall-style left-handed M1911A1 dubbed the Portsider. Today, stainless M1911/1911A1 models are a staple of the marketplace and are well represented by the big-name companies. This is 3 models that the company put out, of the 4 they put out, as well as the Randall-marked magazines. Also included are the manuals shown for one pistol. There are no boxes or anything else included. I would like to sell these as a set only. You get all 3 models for one price. Must go to an 01 FFL or better.