1943 RR rack grade

[finnmosin]

I have the same grips and the same question. Seems to be made of the same material as my WWII Keyes grips. Coolgunsite says they were produced Korean War era with stronger fibers.
My Rack grade is a type II slide type III frame as well with the same grips. But no little finish on slide, smashed sights, no recent rebuild.

[JoeBud]

Received FOIA info on it today.

1. December 6, 1994, United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Activity Ohio Army National Guard (ARNG) Columbus, Ohio conducted a reconciliation on the weapon.
2. September 5, 1996, Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois received the weapon from a DoD Agency.
3. January 7, 1997, November 30, 1998, March 18, 2003, August 13, 2003, October 8, 2003, January 7, 2004, March 2, 2004, April 21, 2004, July 1, 2004, October 4, 2004, January 3, 2005, February 22, 2005, April 18, 2005, July 15, 2005, January 31, 2006, April 4, 2006, February 5, 2007, January 22, 2008, August 11, 2008, and January 30, 2009 - Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois conducted reconciliations on the weapon.
4. September 23, 2009, Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois shipped the weapon to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Alabama.
5. June 23, 2010, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Rock Island, Illinois.
6. March 6, 2011, December 3, 2011, January 19, 2013, March 7, 2015, May 1, 2016, March 5, 2017, June 4, 2017, March 31, 2019 and April 26, 2020 – Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Alabama conducted annual weapon serial number reconciliations on the weapon.
7. October 29, 2020, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to Headquarters Army Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Anniston, Alabama.
8. January 11, 2021, Headquarters Army Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Anniston, Alabama.
9. January 11, 2021, Headquarters Army Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to Civilian Marksmanship Program Anniston, Alabama.

[JoeBud]

Handling my RR tonight and the light hit it just right. Looks like it used to have a rack number. 52. Interesting is the square shape in the finish around the number.

https://i.imgur.com/SyC1Qs3.jpg