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TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
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...
TM 9-1295 U.S. Pistols & Revolvers - M1911, M1911A1 and S&W M1917 (1942) Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department - November 9th, 1942 Format:...
COMBAT FIRING WITH HAND GUNS - Department of Defense 1944 - PIN 20504 - CORRECT GRIPS; THREE BASIC FIRING POSITIONS; FIRING QUICKLY AND INSTINCTIVELY.
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
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1911 Handgun Assembly Animation Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XJTKzKEU 1911 Handgun...
Springfield Armoury 1911 Mil-Spec Disassembly/Assembly Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc...
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...
Blueprints and Specifications for the M1911A1 .45 Caliber Service Pistol (U.S. Ordnance Department blueprints dating from 1936 with revisions...
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...
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Hello friends and collectors! Sorry I've been MIA for a while, got busy w work and didn't buy anything for a bit while I waited on my C&R FFL to...
Hi, I have never seen one in grease/cosmo (?) Anything look off to you? I am doing research but not as familiar with the Ithaca 1911a1s and greatly...
Picked up a barrel at the LGS. On the barrel it says COLT.45-F1 or FI. In front of the barrel link the numbers 441 are stamped. Is this a military or...
footage of the weapons they had Stock Footage - Ammunition inside Clyde Barrow's car in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
During 1916 and 1917, Colt was directed to supply Springfield Armory with "extra" receivers to be used in the repair of existing pistols, apparently...
Here is a photo of a 1943 Remington Rand with original Du-Lite blue finish. It's a late Du-Lite pistol and has a Du-Lite serrated slide stop and a...
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...
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...
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...
The magazine is unmarked, and I have not been able to find a similar one in reference books I have or online.
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...
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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...
Greetings, I cannot find any information on these vintage solid back grip types that I have. What, when, where, why and who? Thanks,
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...
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