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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 recently came across a 1911 model Colt in .38superAuto. The serial number is 694. On the trigger guard on one side is 20 and on the other there is...
For the last 4+ months I've been uploading photos and collector information for pistols in my collection to a new site I launched today. I currently...
i have a Model 1927 Argentine 1911 style pistol made by Colt at their Hartford plant model number is in the 92XX range it has plastic grips (i do...
This is a very interesting US&S. It is a first day production example, the 28Th pistol assembled. Note the smooth metal finish, and the three...
Anybody have a go-to place to find original GI parts for 1911s? I'm in need of a checkered Colt A1 WWII slide stop and can't locate one. TIA
question for the experts, I have a Remington Rand 1911 ser. no. 1017943 1943 production. it has all the right markings but also has the crossed...
Hi All, I am new to the world of USGI m1911s and would like to purchase my first. I found this Remington Rand, appears to be in excellent shape,...
I am new to this forum and am looking for some help in determining the value of a Remington Rand that I just inherited. I have a Remington Rand...
This appears to be a typical rebuild of the post WW II era. Most probably during the big rebuild of the Korean War era. Many of the rebuilds were...
My father was the sheriff of San Patricio County, Texas during WW II. A local rancher bought this Colt and gave it to him. I first started shooting...
Unlike pre 1943 Colts, where the slide was SN to the frame, were Remington Rand M1911A1's ever SN slide/frame? I didnt think so? Thx..Andy
This is a private purchase Model 1912 style holster. The Model 1912 holster was never very popular with the troops, but I guess the Colonel that this...
This my other DELAWARE Colt. I am fortunate to have two Navy Colts from the first shipment to the Navy in 1912.... Numbers 810 and 823.... They are...
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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 really need a Brit proofed barrel for a late war (1708XXX) 1911A1, the barrel with "COLT .45 AUTO" at about 7 o'clock above the link and a single...
A friend of mine showed me a .38 caliber Colt the other day. It had a MR serial #suffix, a national match barrel marked with 2 stars but I do not...
This beauty walked into the last WAC show and came straight to my tables... It has a "keyhole" magazine...... A 4 digit 1911 Army shipped on...
This Colt was ordered by Winnebago County for it's new Sheriff, Edwin Abell, who became Sheriff of Winnebago County in 1933. It appears that they...
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