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Blueprints and Specifications for the M1911A1 .45 Caliber Service Pistol (U.S. Ordnance Department blueprints dating from 1936 with revisions...
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....
1911 Handgun Assembly Animation Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XJTKzKEU 1911 Handgun...
Springfield Armoury 1911 Mil-Spec Disassembly/Assembly Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc...
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...
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
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Was at a couple of Gun shops thursday and just as I was leaving spotted this.numbers matched including the barrel no number on the mag. a $550...
I wm looking to buy my first 1911 Would love to get a USGI one but that seems to be way out of my budjet. What of the billions of differnt ones is...
Statement was, "Overload in the cartridge". Check the finger!
Hi all. Got left behind when you all moved. Finally found my way back. I guess the old posts are lost , so a little update would prob'ly be good. A...
Has anyone received information concerning their purchase of the .45’s the CMP is selling?
After going through the Brownells catalog a bit more, I have a couple more questions. While I do not plan on shooting any of mine much, or with...
There sems to be an echo here. Mark1
I don't know if there is a quick answer to this one or not. I'm having trouble dating one of my pistols. I have an early Colt, s/n 130778 that is...
Who make one that will lock the slide open? Sam
I found this very nice holster that I believe to be a Model of 1912 mounted holster. It is marked Rock Island Arsenal, 1912, H.E.K.. 7C 23. If I am...
I've seen posts referring to "black army" 1911's. What iare these and what is back ground history on these? THANKS
I just got a repro M1911 magazine with a lanyard loop and cannot figure out how it was used. I thought that the clip on the lanyard went on the...
#1029XXX colt seems to be 1943 but no GHD. has instead a RM by the left trigger guard bow. I am looking in " Military Firearms " catalog 5th ed....
Shipped to Argentina in 1941 in a military contract for the Argentinean Navy. The pistol is still original finish, has the Swartz safety parts intact...
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...
Does anyone have any info on these marks found on a COLT 1911 1917 marks are on slide and frame. :confused:
I am looking to buy my first 1911 and need a little help. I am looking for a new 1911 that is close to the military issue without spending over 700...
Just a quick picture, very happy with the pistol so far. 2.13M range, all parts original, finish quite worn but with a lovely patina. Really loving...
“W.B.” Army Inspector of Ordnance; Waldemar S. Broberg, Colonel Hartford/ Springfield Ordnance District Army Inspector of Ordnance: July 1,...
I have a colt 1911 made for Argentina. It has no finish left but all the serial numbers match. It seems a lot of them are like this, with matching...
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