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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...
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...
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Gentlemen: "U.S. General Officers Pistols: A Collectors Guide" has finally arrived after a lengthy gestation. It covers all USGI pistols and...
For those that also trawl the 1911forum this will be almost a repeat. With a recent death in the family in April and though I did not inherit a huge...
Anybody know where a guy can find parts for these? I've got a WW1 set and I'm missing the brass lid for the parts, grease tin. Maybe a few of the...
No, not really. That's just wishful thinking for most collectors of the vintage .45 military and commercial pistols. The black & white photos shown...
Thought that you 1911 lovers may find this fun . A M48 Mauser Bayonet with the serial No. 1911
New book from Scott Meadows ,great new book that cover`s all pistol`s the Military bought from 1945 -2012 there are ton`s of pic`s and serl number`s...
This pistol appears to be all original, probably 80% plus condition. Correct magazine with correct holster and two spare magazines in a correctly...
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There were only about 35,000 brushed blue Colt M1911A1 pistols produced in 1924 and 1937-1941. Of those, only 1296 were made and shipped in 1938. To...
This 1914 Colt Government Model was sold to the government of Canada in late 1914 for use by the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and/or sales to...
The Savage Model 1911 prototype is the rarest Savage trials pistol ever produced. It was Savage's final attempt and incorporated all the...
Picked this up from a friend today. He bought several pieces recently and this was one of them...all from the same fellow. Granted, I prefer high...
1942 Colt M1911A1 798021 This pistol is all original and unaltered. It was shipped June 1942. It was shipped in the last shipment of Colt pistols...
Need a good 1911.......copy ....Argentine or ruger...Just want it to work like my other G.I. 1911....Charlie
Today was a memorable day. My dad would have been 88 yrs. old today. We lost him a couple years ago. He was a WWII Marine Corps vet. He turned 18...
We know what looks like the USGI kraft M1911A1 boxes of the five manufacturers from WWII, but I've never seen any M1911 US Army boxes of WWI. Are...
Here for your viewing pleasure are photos of my WWI RAF British military proofed Colt 1911. It was one of 400 pistols shipped to Captain Sir Connop...
Based on the serial number, this pistol should have been shipped to Springfield Armory in December 1944. However, the original boxed C and D marked...
Another one from my uncles collection 1911 A1 WW2 Union Switch Bore is VG+
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