For the remainder of the war, the company would be manufacturing more intricate materials such as the M5 Artillery Fire Control Directors. Shortly after that, it became clear to Singer and the government that their specific talents of manufacture could be far better utilized elsewhere. They completed the initial order for 500 in December of 1941, which were then shipped to Springfield Armory for distribution. In June of 1941, Singer was awarded a larger order for 15,000 pistols, a contract which would never be fulfilled. Most of this equipment would later be utilized by Remington-Rand. However, much of this cost would be recuperated by the government as the extremely valuable production equipment made by Singer would immediately become government property upon completion of their contracts. The total cost of the educational order amounted to $278,875.67, or about $538 per pistol, a princely sum for 1940, and the equivalent of approximately $9,945 per pistol today. The pistols were to be produced alongside a set of gauges, jigs, fixtures, machines, patterns and other equipment necessary for mass production.
There were only 500 of these extremely rare pistols produced as part of Educational Order No. Singer Model 1911A1 pistols certainly need very little introduction, and their desirability in the 19A1 collectors market is unmatched. Model 1911A1 pistol that was manufactured by the Singer Manufacturing Company, who previously had become a global leader in the manufacture of sewing machines.
This is an outstanding and scarce variation of a World War II era U.S.
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