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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...
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...
COMBAT FIRING WITH HAND GUNS - Department of Defense 1944 - PIN 20504 - CORRECT GRIPS; THREE BASIC FIRING POSITIONS; FIRING QUICKLY AND INSTINCTIVELY.
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons (WWII U.S. Training Films) These combined videos demonstrate the mechanics of pistols, rifles and machine guns....
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) ...
Springfield Armoury 1911 Mil-Spec Disassembly/Assembly Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc...
TM 9-1295 U.S. Pistols & Revolvers - M1911, M1911A1 and S&W M1917 (1942) Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department - November 9th, 1942 Format:...
TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
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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...
I saw a Colt yesterday in a local shop. It was U.S.M.A. Class of 2004 and like new. Do these come on the market very often? What value is place on...
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...
Hi I’m Jim, New Guy here. Would like to pass on an interesting tale. First the story; a friend of mine was laid off and was selling things to pay the...
Looking for info on this. Appears to be a WW2 shoulder Holster for a USN Aviator. Appears to have a name stamped on it; R.A. ???... Pictures to...
Hey I have a friend who has a 1911 that is in the Serial number range that was sent to the Marine Corps in 1913. The serial number is in the 36,000...
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hello everyone, I just joined this forum, I have tried to research info on value of my 1942 navy 1911a1, I have been able to find values on standard...
This pistol appears to be all original, probably 80% plus condition. Correct magazine with correct holster and two spare magazines in a correctly...
What would the general value of a 1918 maunufactured 1911 be with a restored blued finish? I have a nice 1911 that someone repainted with the new...
I inherited my father's Colt M1911A1 Ser#736xxx (last year in the patent list is 1913) which makes it 1941 manufacture. As near as I can tell it...
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...
“W.B.” Army Inspector of Ordnance; Waldemar S. Broberg, Colonel Hartford/ Springfield Ordnance District Army Inspector of Ordnance: July 1,...
I saw this RR M1911-A1 for sale, well on these pictures, we can see this 1944 pistol has been send to RIA (Rock Island Armory) Is this gun lost his...
I was awarded the First Place Award for the best military display at the Washington Arms Collectors show in Puyallup...
Took the wife out shooting to an outdoor range. For fun, I packed my US Army Remington Rand 1911 a1 with a 1944 build date. The pistol is not as...
Man what a shame ,check out Gun Broker item # 178438811. Look`s to be a nice CRS 1940 ,aside from the sight`s it could be corrected but look`s like...
I did not saw in person this M1911-A1 yet, the seller said this gun is an Ithaca, S/N 1095263 well, if you look the number, the way it is printed,...
Hi This is my first post. I am looking at a Colt 1911a1, serial number 1156xxx. It is very clean and appears to have been shot very little. What...
I cannot find what this stamp means on a US&S 1911A1 represents. It is a "MB" on a Marine Corps Barstow rebuild. Anyone know?
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