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Older 1911
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:08 am
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:08 am
I know there are 1911 enthusiasts, as well as history buffs on here who would enjoy 
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Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:11 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Very Very cool
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:22 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Used the same exact set up while stationed in Germany in the 80's...
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:44 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Was that person that owned the 1911 a volunteer in French service? Verdun was in 1916 and the US didn't enter the war until 1917.
All the other dates, all being 1918 battles, make sense with him losing the first one in mid-1918.
It doesn't matter, just wondering if the guy was a volunteer. Very cool gun.
All the other dates, all being 1918 battles, make sense with him losing the first one in mid-1918.
It doesn't matter, just wondering if the guy was a volunteer. Very cool gun.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:56 am to TigerDeacon
That’s a great question, and I’m not sure so I’ll have to ask.
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Posted on 12/14/23 at 12:00 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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It was one of my great uncles, and he definitely was not French, so I’m not sure what he would have been doing at that battle (I just now briefly googled Verdun).
Not that he was French but there were Americans that volunteered for French service for WWI.
Or he could have been stationed in the Verdun area for a period of time after the battle when the US entered the war.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 12:17 pm to TigerDeacon
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Posted on 12/14/23 at 12:19 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
What is truly remarkable is I carried that same model pistol, holster, magazine, ammunition some 70 years later while serving in the Army in mid-late ‘80’s…
Posted on 12/14/23 at 12:46 pm to RichJ
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Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:11 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Well used but well maintained guns > immaculate never used safe queens
and its not close.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:12 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
That’s awesome, my old regiment too
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:24 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
That is freakin' cool. Are you going to shoot it? I carry a glock but I don't think there's a handgun that feels cooler in the hand than a 1911.
I recently inherited a Winchester M1917, made in 1918 but sporterized sometime after the war. Still shoots great, am planning on killing a deer with it soon.
I recently inherited a Winchester M1917, made in 1918 but sporterized sometime after the war. Still shoots great, am planning on killing a deer with it soon.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 1:31 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Hot Damn, Id try to have that stuff framed. Thats an awesome conversation piece.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:34 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
What terrific shape it is in. Join the Facebook page entitled:
M1 Collectors Club M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, 1911, 1903, 1917 Group
It has a wealth of contributors to the interest of all things listed above. They can look at your photos of your item and basically give you all of their knowledge. I’ve used this group to get comments on WWI and WWI era weapons that I own. Give it a try.
M1 Collectors Club M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, 1911, 1903, 1917 Group
It has a wealth of contributors to the interest of all things listed above. They can look at your photos of your item and basically give you all of their knowledge. I’ve used this group to get comments on WWI and WWI era weapons that I own. Give it a try.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 2:48 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
That's about as cool as it gets! Thanks for the share!
Posted on 12/14/23 at 3:36 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
That’s mega awesome
I never understood how some soldiers kept their issued arms after the wars.
A guy that used to live next to me has an M14 he said his paw paw (or maybe uncle) used in Vietnam. Is that even possible?
I never understood how some soldiers kept their issued arms after the wars.
A guy that used to live next to me has an M14 he said his paw paw (or maybe uncle) used in Vietnam. Is that even possible?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 4:23 pm to upgrade
Probably stripped and put into a rucksack
Posted on 12/14/23 at 4:47 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Very nice. Keep it in the family.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 6:29 pm to bayoudude
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Probably stripped and put into a rucksack
Idk. I held the rifle. Wish I could have shot it. I do not think it had the full auto switch.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 6:56 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Anyone have a 1700s or 1800s musket?
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