Hi I’m Jim, New Guy here. Would like to pass on an interesting tale. First the story; a friend of mine was laid off and was selling things to pay the rent and fix his truck. Isn’t into guns and offered to sell me his Dad’s WW2 45. Dad was in the USMC, was small arms instructor and Bronze Star winner on Peleliu (I have all his documentation) and brought the gun home. Now the gun (per Clawson); Frame 1915 vintage Springfield (83,416), Slide about the same vintage Colt, Barrel 1943 Springfield, firing pin WW2 vintage, and most other parts appear to be either early Springfield or WW2 replacements. Left hand grip full checkered Colt, Right hand is Springfield. I wonder how this WW1 mix-master ended up with the 1st Marine Division during WW2?
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