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Blueprints and Specifications for the M1911A1 .45 Caliber Service Pistol (U.S. Ordnance Department blueprints dating from 1936 with revisions...
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...
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
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TM 9-1295 U.S. Pistols & Revolvers - M1911, M1911A1 and S&W M1917 (1942) Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department - November 9th, 1942 Format:...
COMBAT FIRING WITH HAND GUNS - Department of Defense 1944 - PIN 20504 - CORRECT GRIPS; THREE BASIC FIRING POSITIONS; FIRING QUICKLY AND INSTINCTIVELY.
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Good morning folks. My interest in the .45 is starting to surface, and I have enjoyed the pictures and words from the previous threads. Are there...
I recently purchased two Colt series 70 pistols; I guess I should have paid more attention to details. I found the mags were unmarked, looked kinda...
Is it just me, or are the prices of 1911A1's going up every week? Every show I go to and all the auctions seem to adjust prices on a weekly basis.
I have always wanted one of these Colt DA Model 1917s. They are a handful of pistola!!! I have owned a 1917 S&W, but not a Colt... The serial...
Can anyone tell me the value of a Combat Elite .45 in VG+-EX. condition? Many thanks!
these pictures really dont do it justice .... I'm sort'a looking forward to getting the Colt Letter soon too.
I bought this 1911A1 rig from a gunstore when I was 21 years old on layaway some 21 years ago. I discovered some time later that the belt was marked...
on a remington rand #1530XXX right side of frame United STates Property deeply stamped behind pin, M1911A1 U.S. Army in from of pin much lighter...
I bought this Colt in 1988 it is my only colt that I own. In 2003 when you could openly use the Springfield research service I ran the serial number...
I'm helping acquaintance price a few firearms he has and one of them is this Colt M1911 from 1914. Obviously, the grips are replaced. The barrel...
Hi guys. A friend ask me to post a picture and seek information on this Springfield barrel. About when was it made? Would it have possibly been...
I have two 107 High Standard 22 Short magazines that need new internal springs....I tried Wolfe and Brownells websites, but struck out...Anyone have...
I have a WWII vintage Colt M1911A1 which is in very nice shape, but it terribly inaccurate at the range. A friend of mine that knows more about...
Just recently got the belt shown in this rig/picture. Is Model 1894 the correct designation for this belt? Also, what is the correct designation for...
Going to have the opportunity to look at some commercial blue pre WWII Colt pistols. While I'm aware that Colt used an oven blue finish that is...
We have names for some parts of the 1911 model pistols,but I check thru the patents quite often and have found that Browning's parts names described...
Looking at a used 1991 via pictures and noticed that the frame rail above the slide stop notch is cut away ala a Browning High Power. Is this an...
Went to Tulsa last weekend and picked up a nice Colt 1917 DA 45 sn 56285. Could someone run a SRS check on this number? Thanks, Curt
Went to small local show this weekend and picked up this nice Boyt 1945 dated holster for $30. The guy next to him had these carved wood 1911s for...
I recently saw a pre-Series 70 commercial (60's vintage, I think) with the factory barrel (says COLT 45 AUTO on top), but it also has the Colt VP...
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