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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 acquired a 1943 made Lend Lease gun. At one point I had found info as to some 39,000 Ithaca .45's having been sent over and the serial numbers....
I Lost My Mags For My Colt Conversion Unit Will The Kimber Mags Fit
Hi to all, i am shooting a 1911 Springfield Armory Trophy Match, wich is a good pistol. I am reloading my ammo and now i have reached a bad point...
Hi Guys, Found a HS barrel to comlete my 1943 Ithaca 1911a1 project. Barrel does not have barrel link or pin. Can you help to find them? numrich...
Some time back Colt put out GI 1911's to look like the original ones.Does anyone know what the s/n range was?
Statement was, "Overload in the cartridge". Check the finger!
Long time shooter, hunter, and collector. Recently purchased 1911/A1 Colt=US. Property, etc. Ser. #210650. Can't find much info except that I...
It is unmarked except for an S on the lip of the base plate (looking down from the top of the mag). It appears to be military. No spot weld marks on...
Anyone heard from him? Sure miss seeing his great finds and pictures.
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Guys hi and hello from the UK.....i own a Colt Commercial..serial number C16018........can you guys please elaborate on what was the year of...
I picked up a 1951 colt government model 1911a1. it has micro match sights on it, are these factory? Is this common for this model? what is the range...
Awhile back I snagged a Remington Rand with an Ithaca slide..today I snagged an Ithaca frame with a Remington Rand slide. So now the Ithaca...
Here's a picture of my USGI pistol/rig collection. l-r,t-b: S&W M1899, Colt M1901, Colt M1903, Colt M1909, Colt M1917, S&W M1917, Colt M1911A1. You...
Colt slide serial # question -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a Colt slide serial #...
I've recently purchased a 1914 Colt Commercial Model, that may or may have not been part of the Canadian WW1 Contract. The problem is some "IPSC"...
I have a nice 1959 Argentine Sistema, a 1911A1 copy made on Colt machinery, as most know. I had some ejection problems and need to replace the...
I am looking into buying a WWII Remington Rand 1911A1 and I keep seeing this mark on the right side of the frame buy the grip that looks live crossed...
Can anyone please let me know what the thickness and length of the 1943 lanyard cord? OK, I really don't need the length so much as the diameter. I...
i have come across an engraved 1911a1 that has cromed slide and frame with gold trigger and hammer. marked:"United States Property no.1931300"...
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