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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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A nice Colt from my Colt collection. I think this was shipped Jan. 1918 not sure? The condition is decent. Thanks for looking, ...
My M1911A1 mfg by Colt left the factory by February 17, 1943 to Springfield Armory. This gun has a Springfield blue barrel marked on left lug S P...
Here is one of the later pistols in the first shipment of (1000) 1924 Transitions. It has a beautifully struck non-circled WTG Ordnance final...
Just picked up this 1911 and was hoping to get some opinions on whether or not it is original. I know the 42' holster is too late. Decent amount of...
Hi All, i beleive this is a gem but I defer to those that are much more knowledgeable that i am. This is a pistol that is in our local shop that...
Here is an all original U.S. Navy Colt M1911 from October 1912. Shows a fair amount of honest wear, but still a neat pistol. All matching "H" marks...
I bought this beautiful Colt .455 at the Great Falls show last weekend and will display it as shown... I have had a couple before, however this one...
I am looking at a Remington Rand that appears original but there are two letter stamps on right side of trigger guard I cannot trace. A "T" and a "Z"...
For my first post on this site I thought I'd share some pictures of my 1913 US Navy Colt 1911. According to “U.S. Military Automatic Pistols, 1894 –...
Im trying to find some infomation about a strange SN on a 1911 manufactured in 1918. The serial number has a "C" that is stamped directly below the 6...
Now that i have your attention, I was at the local shop and saw a S70 Nickel Gov Model sitting on the shelf. Tag states it has the box. So I ask to...
I finally entered the world of 1911's. I bought a Remington R11, The only complaint that I have it s the aluminum trigger, I was wanting to get a...
Would like to tap the expertise and opinions of those 1911 gurus out there if I may. I picked this up on the cheap, and don't know what to do with...
Two of them were opend before and sealed with scotch tape so I gently opened them. One NOS General Shaver and a Risdon full blue WW2 contract. The...
I am looking at an Essex frame 65xxx sn# range. It has an excellent Ithaca slide..complete. and a very good+ HS barrel. Grips are aftermarket...
I was visiting with a friend today and we went out to his range to shoot a little. He had an unusual 1911A1 that I shot and the gun shoots better...
Hey guys, I was looking to buy an m1911 rand. There's a problem though. Supposedly everything matches up but the vet that the guy got the gun from...
Has anyone ever seen a slide with the HP shared leg on a 1911 Colt, the one above the fireing pin stop?
I did not saw in person this M1911-A1 yet, the seller said this gun is an Ithaca, S/N 1095263 well, if you look the number, the way it is printed,...
Ithaca's shipping records were recently discovered in a government warehouse. I Saw on the book of Mr. Clawson. Do we have the same possibility...
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