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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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For those that also trawl the 1911forum this will be almost a repeat. With a recent death in the family in April and though I did not inherit a huge...
Dear Collectors, is this item a rare one or quite easy to find in USA instead ? Pre WW1 WW1 US Army Brass Banjo Oiler M1911 Colt 45 Pistol | eBay...
Anybody know where a guy can find parts for these? I've got a WW1 set and I'm missing the brass lid for the parts, grease tin. Maybe a few of the...
No, not really. That's just wishful thinking for most collectors of the vintage .45 military and commercial pistols. The black & white photos shown...
Someone offered me a Remington Rand serial # 1605xxx (1944). The gun has all the correct markings and finish. The only thing I doubt is the...
Was shown a Colt WW1 frame with a WW2 slide by an aquaintence. The frame had correct inspector marks per Poyer, JMG next to mag release, G & H on...
This is a picture of 1LT Richard Scruggs, Army Air Corps B-25 pilot, my father and I miss him dearly. His bomber was shot up over Rabaul on a...
I have a Colt 1911 in .455 caliber and I'm doing research on it. It's in pretty nice shape but it did not come with any magazines. Anyone know...
Would the SRS records have anything on Ace conversion kits? I have U206, if this information would be available could someone check for me? My...
Hi everyone, I am starting to get into the 1911 and was wondering if I could get some advice on the best books there are out there on the 1911 and...
Here is my 1943 Remington Rand. Looks pretty much unissued. Regards, Rick.
Hello, I'd like to share some photos of a rather uncommon 1911 imported by Haiti in 1939. The pistol is all original and shows the expected...
I bought these years ago thinking that they were for the 1911. However, since then I have not been able to find a source that identifies them. Any...
The magazine is unmarked, and I have not been able to find a similar one in reference books I have or online.
Acquired this one today. I think the right grip is wrong and the safety is wrong. Let me know what you think. The frame looks to have been reparked....
I've had this for twentry or so years. Anyone know who made it and what time frame?
A friend of mine has put 5,000 rds of hardball reloads and has only replaced the barrel and recoil spring...What about you people?.....Charlie
hello, i am new to your community, but not to guns. i am trying to research a colt 1911 that my grandfather gave me. he carried it in WW1 as well...
Thought that you 1911 lovers may find this fun . A M48 Mauser Bayonet with the serial No. 1911
I had a table set up at a local gun show this past saturday and was sitting next to a guy that had a Union Switch and Signal 1911. I knew this gun...
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