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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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SA standard .45 Millet fixed sights were installed about 15 years ago, On saturday at the range the tendon cracked and the front sight flew off to...
Gentleman, I have been an ' 03 ' man for many years, but to cure my craving for them, I will try to look in another direction....1911 & 1911A1. What...
How do you tell a Large "G" marked barrel from a Small "G" marked barrel. Thanks
Heres pics outside, no flash...still same feelings? Dead horse pictures by AndrewG1957 - Photobucket
When the M1916 holster was adopted for general issue was production of the M1912 Cavalry holster discontinued? If not, for how long was production...
Heres some pics... High Standard barrel, Scoville mag, Keyes grips.. M1911A1 pictures by AndrewG1957 - Photobucket Comments? Andy
Offered a 1945 made 99% Ithaca M191A1, or a 1944 made Colt, in 98%, with more wear on the high edges,,,wouldnt the Ithaca be more desirable? Ithaca...
Hello I have two questions regarding an Ithaca 1911A1. What is the latest (correct) Ithaca anyone has seen with a checkered MSH? Are colt and...
I was at Walmart this morning and this cloth caught my eye so I bought a yard. I think it makes a pretty good background. Uh, the 1942 Navy Colt...
I acquired this .45 from the brother of the Navy Lt. that it was issued to. He wanted me to remove the name from the document, which I did. Another...
Can anyone give me a rough value here in Canada of a British, R.A.F. marked 1911 in .455 Eley. Finish would be about 70% in an overall condition of...
there are BEAUTIFUL REMINGTON RANDS!!!
I don't know if there is a quick answer to this one or not. I'm having trouble dating one of my pistols. I have an early Colt, s/n 130778 that is...
did some blue yesterday, so tossed in my project, stiil have to strip and oil the Masson grips, but looks pretty sweet, now to shoot.
I bought this lovely Navy Colt at the Spokane gun show this last weekend. It was shipped to the Navy on Feb. 11, 1918 in a shipment of 1,600...
got the chrome removed, now the hard part, time to work the metal... sure looks nasty when they come back from the stripper..
Hey I was talking with a friend of mine, and he said there is a list of 1911 serial numbers that were used by Marine Corps in Nicaragua. Does anyone...
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I am restoring a 1944 Remington Rand and I am done to one final part, the grip safety. I have seen photo's of perhaps a dozen and some of the...
I'm in need of an early Colt 1911 round rear sight. Like the ones used up till serial number 60,000 or so. I've listed a WTB ad here on jouster,...
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