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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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Well, actually what, 11.25mm? Had the opportunity to pick up a 1923 Norwegian, appears to be original finish, has what may be the original...
Here are a few photos...just for fun. They show some of the pistols Colt's reworked and transferred over to the military contract when they suspended...
Newbe question: I have a USGI 1911 rebuild. When the slide is pulled back all the way and closes, the hammer falls to half cock position. The...
Can anyone tell me what the function of this screw on the stock front is? I note that both the Colt 1901 and 1903 .38 DA revolvers have it. Is it to...
I have three Colt Navys from the first shipment to the Navy in 1912... This is one of them!!!!:D A photo of this Colt hangs in the old USCG...
First a NAVY issue Ithaca.. Second, a NAVY issue 1942 Colt! And last but not least, a NIB Remington Rand.
I thought these pistols were interesting as well as the Comm/Mil transfers. Here are three different commercial pistols with some military...
I have the opportunity to buy a 1916 USMC marked Colt. FInish is about 50% witht the rest faded to brown patina. Gun is all correct and has the...
I have been tasked with helping out a good buddy's dad sell his Colt 1911A1. The frame is an unaltered/unrefinished Colt 1911A1 that appears to be...
I realize that this is the 1911 forum, but I don't see a general WWII handgun forum on the list. A friend asked me for a recommendation for a good...
I think the pistols Colt's produced during the Great Depression exhibit some of the finest workmanship ever seen in Colt production. Here are four...
Can anyone provide Clawson Big Book Data or SRS on M1911 pistol 536844? TIA Steve McGeorge
Hi all, is there shipping info available for the remington rand 1911a1's as there is for Ithaca at: Model 1911A1. Com thank you
The 3/75th Rangers down at Benning have contracted w/ Khar for a coupla hundred 1911 "presentation-shooters" for personal purchase by the troops. ...
Here is one for the experts. As some of you know, I have been uncovering ordnance contracts from WWII though the 1960's. I always put aside odd ball...
I purcahsed a 1903/08 Colt pocket type II in .380 ser#7905X this weekend that is parkerized but not US property marked with WWII military ties...
Found this picture while accompanying my wife to an "Antique Mall." I've found that perusing the old stereoviews has rewards in that the stereoviews...
I posted this before on the old sight about my Army Colt 1901 .38 revolver penetrating the primer as shown in this picture. One recommended solution...
OK, so this isn't about a 1911, but John Browning designed these Colts too! I've got a Colt 1903 .32 and a Colt 1908 .380 (both made about 1920). The...
Does anyone have a data sheet(s) for the 1911A1. I have a couple of pistols I need to work out. Looking for something similar to the M1 Garand or...
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