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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 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...
276969 703931 713325 749185 775245 882126 882317 902748 995097 1014588
I picked up a Norwegian M1914 (1942) about a year ago. It had been lightly buffed and and refinished to a high-gloss blue. The non-matching barrel...
I have a Colt 1913 that apparently was rebuilt at Augusta Arsenal in a lot of 20 guns where the serial numbers were oblterated and replaced with an X...
I bought a Ithaca 1911 that has been blued. I want to park it back as close as I can to the original finish. Where do you guys buy your park...
and someone had a link to WWII ithaca with photo's and info. Thought I bookmarked the page, but can't finit. Does someone else have it?? Thanks.
On Easter Sunday afternoon, 1959, my father took a borrowed DCM Remington Rand .45 and me out to shoot. I had asked him if we could do this, as I had...
“W.B.” Army Inspector of Ordnance; Waldemar S. Broberg, Colonel Hartford/ Springfield Ordnance District Army Inspector of Ordnance: July 1,...
The top one is blued...
I posted below about the Colt/Argentine model of 1927. These are the grips that have been on it since back in the early 60's. From what info, I've...
I recently saw a pre-Series 70 commercial (60's vintage, I think) with the factory barrel (says COLT 45 AUTO on top), but it also has the Colt VP...
Went to small local show this weekend and picked up this nice Boyt 1945 dated holster for $30. The guy next to him had these carved wood 1911s for...
Went to Tulsa last weekend and picked up a nice Colt 1917 DA 45 sn 56285. Could someone run a SRS check on this number? Thanks, Curt
Looking at a used 1991 via pictures and noticed that the frame rail above the slide stop notch is cut away ala a Browning High Power. Is this an...
We have names for some parts of the 1911 model pistols,but I check thru the patents quite often and have found that Browning's parts names described...
Going to have the opportunity to look at some commercial blue pre WWII Colt pistols. While I'm aware that Colt used an oven blue finish that is...
Just recently got the belt shown in this rig/picture. Is Model 1894 the correct designation for this belt? Also, what is the correct designation for...
I have a WWII vintage Colt M1911A1 which is in very nice shape, but it terribly inaccurate at the range. A friend of mine that knows more about...
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