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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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Don't like being a bother, but hope someone can give me a date for # 18044xx Thank you
Hi This old Bacsi got a Colt Ace 22 conversion , no documentation . I can't figure out where/ how the Ejecter mounts ? I would appreciate some...
Can any one advise if this is the real deal and what a fair price would be? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=134819274 thanks...
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I picked up today...it has a SN#1432530 that makes the frame 1943 R.R. The frame is very thin on finish..all the markings are there; ordnance wheel,...
I posted about this one awhile back on a thread about Savage slide .45's but did not provide pics. It has initials scratched into the slide and a...
What magazine manufacturer(s) was/were predominently used by Ithaca for its World War II M1911 A1 production? Are there specific identifying marks? ...
OK...I am not going to turn down a functioning Colt .45 for $460 OTD. This one is supposedly a National Guard Armory build. Do not shoot the...
I have a chance to buy a Pre-70 Series Colt Commander in 30 super. It is in approx. 90% condition with 2 magazines but no box or anything else. I...
Who make one that will lock the slide open? Sam
I picked up this shoulder holster today at a match. Who did these get issued to? I have seen many before but this is the first with a WW2 date. I...
I have a C&R pistol I would like to ship to California. Are there any unusual/different issues sending a C&R pistol from my FFL to an FFL in...
If a Model 1911A1 made in 1945, by Ithaca, and marked "NOT ENGLISH MADE", is it BLL, still in 1945, and is it valuable? Thankyou, Andy
A friend has a 1911, sn 44,xxx. It has 60-80% blueing left. It also has a rear sight that is in a half circle shape. I don't know anything about...
Anybody have anyway of checking for a hit on Colt M1903..SN 565833? Colt letter ordered.. Thanks, Andy
Colt1903USno2 pictures by AndrewG1957 - Photobucket Matching, could be OSS? Andy
Nice looking re-arsenal Singer for sale. Any thoughts/comments? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=133799995
Colt M1911 No.4415 Original and unaltered. Shipped from Colt’s to Commanding Officer, San Antonio Arsenal on June 22, 1912, as one of 500 pistols...
A friend has a Colt 1911A1 that has all the expected Birmingham Proofs as required under the Proof Laws of 1925. One that I can't I.D is stamped on...
I came across a minty 45 Mag pouch. The only marking is MEDCORP Saddle Co. on the back. There are no dates like most WW2 pouches. Is this a legit WW2...
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