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TM-43-0001-27 - Army Ammunition Data Sheets (1994) DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited....
TM 9-1295 U.S. Pistols & Revolvers - M1911, M1911A1 and S&W M1917 (1942) Ordnance Maintenance Manual War Department - November 9th, 1942 Format:...
Springfield Armoury 1911 Mil-Spec Disassembly/Assembly Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc...
Small Arms Instructors Manual (1918) Compiled by the Small Arms Instruction Corps Format: 234 pages - E.P. Dutton @ Company, New York (1918) ...
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....
COMBAT FIRING WITH HAND GUNS - Department of Defense 1944 - PIN 20504 - CORRECT GRIPS; THREE BASIC FIRING POSITIONS; FIRING QUICKLY AND INSTINCTIVELY.
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...
1911 Handgun Assembly Animation Mouse Click on the film strip thumbnail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XJTKzKEU 1911 Handgun...
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I have a Colt 1913 that apparently was rebuilt at Augusta Arsenal in a lot of 20 guns where the serial numbers were oblterated and replaced with an X...
Was shown a Colt WW1 frame with a WW2 slide by an aquaintence. The frame had correct inspector marks per Poyer, JMG next to mag release, G & H on...
Hi Can someone look at this M3 holster and tell me if its original or a repo I was told its authentic & all original. I would like to buy it if its...
A person I know was transporting two pistols to the Police to turn in for destruction. We discussed them and I offered to purchase them if they had...
Folks, I recently picked up a NOS High Standard barrel for my Remington Rand. The feedramp is Dulite coated as well. So were they polished and then...
My M1911A1 mfg by Colt left the factory by February 17, 1943 to Springfield Armory. This gun has a Springfield blue barrel marked on left lug S P...
I attended a gun show today and saw something that I'd never seen before. Reputable dealer had a supply of brand new 1911A1 magazines...
I realize that this is the 1911 forum, but I don't see a general WWII handgun forum on the list. A friend asked me for a recommendation for a good...
Here are a few photos...just for fun. They show some of the pistols Colt's reworked and transferred over to the military contract when they suspended...
I've heard stories about 1911 frames being completely scrubbed and then the serial number restamped. The serial number is the only marking I see on...
I would like to thank Scott Gahimer, Bob Given, John Holbrook, Ben Reyes, DSK and Johnny Peppers for all there patience and help with my new pistol...
Hey, Duane, John, and Johnny................ Just returned from a small Browning Collectors Assoc. Meeting and show, in Ogden, UT, held at the...
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...
Hi Gents, Pictured below is a pistol that I recently acquired here in Canada. According to the books, it was shipped to Springfield Armory in...
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...
I'm Kohavis from Colorado. I just arrived here and hope to learn here as well as offer help to others looking for answers. I own an original WW2...
Hello To all I just got a box of 45acp that is dated 1943 and the casings are made of steel. My question is, What year did they start making the...
Did Springfield produce any ww1 vintage slides w/o any markings on the right side of the slide?
A seller has a ww1 springfield for sale and I am going to take a look at it.He told me the pistol is a ww1 type but it has been reworked/changed for...
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