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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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I made an offer. The holster says boyt 45. Is it real? The gun shop owner seemed to be sure it was. I put the original replacement barrel (c in box)...
#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....
I was at Bob Wards in Missoula this morning and they had one of the 1911 .22, so I bought it for $464.99 total.. (No sales tax in Montana) It...
yesterday i was givin some hard news. long time friend and teacher. Ikey Starks passed Dec 10, 2011, Ikey was an awesome man, good Joe, a man of...
What causes the two-tone on this Government Model made in 1927?
My Mother enlisted in the US Army in 1942 after graduating from college and earning her nurse's degree. She was assigned to the 48th Station Hospital...
I bought this Colt at the Spokane gun show..
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I went to the Allentown, PA gun show today and I traded an M1 Carbine for this. He said it was 1954 vintage. Also came with a...
Any idea what the 1980's version of the COLT 1911 is made of, cast, forged or?? Thanks!
Hello All, This is my first post on here. I just purchased this gun and was wanting to know if everything looks right to you guys. My concern is...
I found a blued S code Colt barrel in my Remington Rand (I assume it does not belong there). The only other markings are Colt 45 Auto on the side and...
I understand that during the Colt Parko-Lubrite Parkerizing switching issue that frame and slide early style and parko-lubrite parkerized maine parts...
I bought this today from a local gentleman who knew nothing about it. Here is what I know, the barrel appears not be correct, but is it military? Is...
First time poster on this forum, better known on the Carbine forum. I have a Colt made for the Argentines model of 1927. 'Ejercito Argentino'......
Besides military 1911's, I have others that are of much later vintage. I ordered this Ed Brown on Jan 6, 2011 and received it July 17. Six month...
Thought I'd share a video on my Ruger SR1911. I had it out to the range a week or so ago and put 400 rounds through it without a single FTE or FTF,...
First post, the website is telling me I need to make a post saying hi, so HI. Now on to why I was reading the board in the first place. I have...
A Colt and a US&S in the duplicate serial number ranges!!
Just bought this locally and it is a real nice shooter grade US&S. The only part that has been replaced is the MSH with a checked Colt type....... It...
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