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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...
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...
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Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
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:...
Infantry Weapons and their Effects (WWII and Korean era U.S. Training Films) "Infantry Weapons and Their Effects" is an official WWII era...
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....
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I bought these years ago thinking that they were for the 1911. However, since then I have not been able to find a source that identifies them. Any...
Just bought this locally and it is a real nice shooter grade US&S. The only part that has been replaced is the MSH with a checked Colt type....... It...
Link attached to a few pics of 1927 Colt Commercial. Seller claims original. Anything stand out as a red flag? Thanks Mobile Photobucket (I...
Where to buy one?...Charlie What about here? Are they really G.I. Slide Stop, .45 ACP, Extended, Replacement, Checkered Blued Gun Parts |...
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...
I picked up a new stripped Olympic Arms frame for my .22 unit. I have used Olympic frames before, however this one gave me fits!!! I had to remove a...
Would the SRS records have anything on Ace conversion kits? I have U206, if this information would be available could someone check for me? My...
Have you seen such marking on a pinned base full blue magazine, no other marks on top of the heel such as L, R, S, or G. That could be a prewar Colt...
May be purchasing an M1911 A1. I ran the serial number on the frame at Colts website and it said it was manufactured by them in 1943. However on...
Hi everyone, I am starting to get into the 1911 and was wondering if I could get some advice on the best books there are out there on the 1911 and...
I have 3 slides I want to sell. I know prices have gone up a lot , I want to ask a fair price. But I don't want to give them away . All 1911A1's...
Greetings, I cannot find any information on these vintage solid back grip types that I have. What, when, where, why and who? Thanks,
I'm looking for a little help Iding a barrel. It's in a Colt 1911a1 I just bought, serial # 943xxx, all parts are correct but not really sure about...
Here are a couple NIB Remington Rand presentation pistols. Mr. Clawson refers to these pistols as "Demonstration" pistols in his 1991 book Colt .45...
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Hello, new member with a question. I have a .45 1911 serial number C26069, know it was made in 1915 but would like any other info someone might know....
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...
The magazine is unmarked, and I have not been able to find a similar one in reference books I have or online.
Anyone needing a Colt lanyard loop magazine with that pleasing been there, done that look? This isn't one of those safe queens. Original Colt 1911...
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...
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