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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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Here is one I have been waiting for for a long time ,At least the right one for the cond .
After examining my U. S. & pistol more closely & replacing flannery barrel with a HS barrel, I have observed that the P proof is on top of the slide...
This Colt is in the US&S duplicate serial number range. It also was shipped to the Navy and was aboard a Navy supply ship...
I got a interesting 45. This is a Remmington Rand Inc Parkerized with inspector"JM" still in new condition. What bothers me is: 1918 Colt frame s/n...
I am in the 213th ASG Allentown PA..Prior to WW2 it was battery B 213th CA (aa)..the regiment has a museum in the Armory...I have a copy of the...
Check out the link to to the up coming James D. Julia action. http://jamesdjulia.com/auctions/div_catalog_296.asp?pageREQ=1 Scroll to item #...
I'd like to get appropriate period boxes of unopened USGI ammo for display purposes. Is there a way to know what ammo period is without opening it?
What are some good books on just the 1911/1911A1's. the ones with history, lots of pictures and diagrams ect... thanks
Trying to figure out info on a barrel I got in a parts lot. Has two very small stamps an top of chamber. I THINK they are a P and H. Underneath...
My 1914 Colt arrived today and I am a happy camper. This pistol certified original by Scott Gahimer. A novice like me need not be guessing. She shows...
Reference Clawson's little book Page 30, Ref 24. Clawson doesn't eleborate on these C to M slides other than circa may-June 1918. I am looking at one...
I just picked up an all original Colt 1911A1. It has 90% original finish and all correct stamps. It was produced in the last Colt batch of 1945. It...
Hey Guys...New to this side of forum(I am an enfield guy until today). I have a chance to buy this M1911.....I am trying to figure out what it is...
Can anyone help me put a value on this item: an original leather M1911 (I think) magazine pouch from the Rock Island Arsenal, dated 1913 with initial...
Colt 1911 I am looking at a weird pistol.... Shipped form the Government in 1963 . WWII Arsenal Rework marked SA. BUT! It has Micro Bushing and...
I have a choice .. Which of these two 1911 is the best? There is a Remington Rand (but i think it was blued some few times ago.) There is a...
This was my grandfather's gun. He was a park ranger stationed at Yellowstone or somewhere out west at the entry gate during WW2. A soldier or...
A couple of questions. 1. What do you think of the Springfield Armory 1911 pro model? 2. It is built to FBI standards; does anyone know where I can...
Hope you'll like it. Regards, Georg
Folks, local gun shop has what they believe is a rearsonalized Colt 1911A1. The slide is a 1911A1, however the serial number for the receiver makes...
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