Forum for discussions about the 1911/1911A1 service pistol
Blueprints and Specifications for the M1911A1 .45 Caliber Service Pistol (U.S. Ordnance Department blueprints dating from 1936 with revisions...
TM 9-1295 U.S. Pistols & Revolvers - M1911, M1911A1 and S&W M1917 (1942) Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department - November 9th, 1942 Format:...
http://oldguns.net/sn_php/milmods.htm
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....
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...
My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
Hello folks … :) I'd like to remind everyone to re-read our Forum Rules & Site User Agreement (click here), particularly the section which covers...
Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...
There are some members who seem to experience site time-outs, or other problems when uploading pics as attachments to their threads and posts. It...
Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...
<center><img src="images/advisory_panel_reviewed_medium.png" alt="This item has been reviewed by members of the Milsurps Advisory Panel."><img...
Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...
We understand you may be impatient to get on with placing your advertisement, but we would ask that you please read this post carefully, in order to...
Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...
The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...
The answer is YES … :beerchug: With the evolution of technology, many of our very active members want to keep current viewing our forums using...
A lot of members don't realize that our site supports multiple interfaces, often referred to as Forum Skins. Fundamentally, there are three...
i have come across an engraved 1911a1 that has cromed slide and frame with gold trigger and hammer. marked:"United States Property no.1931300"...
Hello collectors; I found this magazine, never seen before. It is unmarked and has a small cut on the body just above the base lip. Could it be the...
I've been looking to get my first 1911/A1 since the beginning of this year. I finally filled this gaping hole in my collection and picked up this...
I have a Colt 1911 in .455 caliber and I'm doing research on it. It's in pretty nice shape but it did not come with any magazines. Anyone know...
I plan on buying my first USGI 1911. I need to get squared away on these things so I don't get taken. Which book should I read to educate myself? ...
A friend has a 1911, sn 44,xxx. It has 60-80% blueing left. It also has a rear sight that is in a half circle shape. I don't know anything about...
How does one go about searching the history of an individual pistol?
I just looked at a Colt 1911 SN 510xxx. Sorry, but I have not pics right now. It appears to be all correct except the grips and magazine. Correct...
I just picked up an all original Colt 1911A1. It has 90% original finish and all correct stamps. It was produced in the last Colt batch of 1945. It...
If any of you gentlemen are able to look up any data on these U.S. Property Pistols, Would you please check my Serial No. 566864 as well. Do you...
Hi, I'm a new Randall 1911 .45 owner. I know the history of the company but from what I understand, all the pistols were completely stainless. I did,...
I was given this holster from my great aunts estate. Sadly no 1911 in it but rather a Colt lighning from 1888. Go figure! Anyway, I was trying...
I have a Colt Military 1911 from years back. I would like to know of the first simple things that might be done to get it to group better. I might...
Has anyone found any training films or manuals on-line for instruction on firing, handling, maintenance, etc. for the 1911/1911A1 or other pistols? ...
Hi, I have a fist year production Colt ACE pistol. It's not a .22 conversion unit. It's a very nice 'shooter condition' gun. I took it to the range...
I noticed that the gun did not sell. Was it pulled from the auction or was there a reserve on the gun (that wasn't met). Anybody know? Just...
If you are ever in Quebec City, make sure you take a tour of the citadel, the fort in the old city. In the museum sitting there with a few other...
Has anybody published anything regarding original vs repro boxes (in a book or on-line)? I haven't been able to find anything. I am trying to learn a...
I am looking t an ithaca 1911A1 and in the description it says "arsenal parkerized finish", but it does not have any arsenal markings on it. Is this...
I was poking around on their web site this morning and noticed that the listing is no longer there. They must have pulled it from the upcoming...
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Forum Rules & Site User Agreement