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COMBAT FIRING WITH HAND GUNS - Department of Defense 1944 - PIN 20504 - CORRECT GRIPS; THREE BASIC FIRING POSITIONS; FIRING QUICKLY AND INSTINCTIVELY.
TM 9-1295 U.S. Pistols & Revolvers - M1911, M1911A1 and S&W M1917 (1942) Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department - November 9th, 1942 Format:...
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Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
Cleaning a Mil-Spec 1911-A1 Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI33et_ar_I Cleaning a Mil-Spec...
Springfield Armoury 1911 Mil-Spec Disassembly/Assembly Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc...
1911 Handgun Assembly Animation Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XJTKzKEU 1911 Handgun...
Blueprints and Specifications for the M1911A1 .45 Caliber Service Pistol (U.S. Ordnance Department blueprints dating from 1936 with revisions...
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Hi all. We don't see many old ones over here, but a friend has one that I want to help Identify. Sorry, no pics yet. Left side of slide seems...
Good evening, I finally lettered Colt Government Model C3019 that has been in my collection for a while now. Shipped to Joseph A. Marks and...
Like many other collectors of vintage Colt M1911 pistols, I try to pick up nice magazines and other accoutrements when I can. Here are three...
During Korean War and Viet-Nam and later until the change to Beretta circa 1985. Was US troops used the M1911A1 refurbished par Arsenal or as is? Or...
I see from time to time 1911 mags advertised as WWII but unmarked. Is that a fact and if so, how can one identify? Thanks, Bob
This barrel is in my Sistema Colt "Ejercito Argentino" pistol and I have always wondered where it came from as it is certainly not original to this...
I have a colt commercial model 1911A1 ser c 231720 I believe it was made in 1947 has about 70% of bluing left it seems to be a org, has the large...
I have a 9/44 R.R. M1911A1. It looks like all the parts have the same wear on it but I have a couple questions. The barrel bushing looks black...
I finally got a Colt 1911. It has a Vietnam war era barrel, but the rest looks like it's been together since '44. The outside isn't much to look at...
I have a 1942 Colt M1911A1 with barrel markings - On the underside in front of the lugs is a small "s" On the chamber (visible through the ejection...
Not a milsurp 1911 but I could use some help. First off how do I remedy this? It seems to be hitting here. In spite of the bad pictures...
Just pick her up. Thoughts??
Are these mags originally blued or parked? If blued, were they ever parked during rebuild or discarded? Thanks, Bob
I have been searching for the Monthly manufacturer numbers for Remington Rand and I had hit a dead end. All I know is Remington Rand was awarded...
Hi, I struggled for a long time to find a nice US&S M1911A1 North of the U.S. border. I finally found this one in a Montreal estate. The...
Just acquired a Remington Rand '44 with a mag marked R on the top front of the floorplate. Is this correct for this pistol? Thanks, Bob
From Collector's Firearms.
This Swartz safety Colt GM is the pistol featured on pp. 58-59 in Clawson's Colt .45 Government Models 2nd Edition. It was being built about now...in...
1917 Colt M1911 s/n 173928 Original and unaltered. Acquired from the Charles W. Clawson collection. Featured on pages 195 and 200 in Colt .45...
I tought I would share my latest purchase on the forum. It is my first "original" M1911A1. My others have either been refinished or have replacement...
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