1914 1911 WWI

WWI 1911 COLT .45

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• COLT5
• WWI
• 1911
• .45ACP

[disturbedone5009]

My grandpa has his fathers M1911 from WW1 that he used as county sheriff for a while as well. It is still all original.

Hope you can get the slide you are looking for. Have you tried gunbroker?

[jdwood43]

@disturbedone5009

thank you dd5009 I looked then decided because someone had polished the writting off of both piece's to re-blue it. I eventually will get around to getting the printing etched back but because the slide and frame don't match I shoot it. I love it.

I will send you my video of final product.

[justanotherkid1990]

My old man has one he still carries on the road, it has some rust and pitting, but it fires just fine. manufactured in 1914. I myself have put about 400 rounds through it.

[jdwood43]

I always think about Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev, his courage and pride against König, the woman and children who faught side by side for a battle that went on for 8 months

[MosinDragunov1891]

Ahh yes, I do remember hearing that, though slightly different. I heard that all M91/30's and M44's were zeroed with the bayonet, unless they were to be sniper rifles, because the bayonet was to be fixed at all times unless the soldier was being transported to another war zone. Don't know how credible that story is though,

[jdwood43]

anyway we go out on a sunday as usual and I can't miss if i tried, he gets so pissed almost broke his rifle in half.

spoke to an old Russian soldier many years ago in Or. and he said he used a carbine always with bayonette out as he was afraid of the germans as they often were yards apart.

anyway ?? thats it.

[jdwood43]

told me I was out of my mind and Anyone that has ever shoot a enfield or Garand or 30 Carbine knows there (bayonets) not designed to enhance efficiency or operation or accuracy or ballistics of any rifle. Well I did'nt know then and I still don't know the real answer all I know is I spent two weeks everyday practicing with the bayonet extended, seriously probably 2000 rounds..

[jdwood43]

Well I read in a gun forum years ago about the Carbines (44) were designed to shoot with bayonet out and extended.

Told my friend old Jim ( ret. el paso tx cop passed last year) this info and he went nuts ,

[PRussell303]

It would be great to find an original 1914-1918 slide to put on there, but it will still never be as good unless you have matching serial numbers on both parts.

[MosinDragunov1891]

I just know that the M38's were made to be a more mobile rifle for troops that probably wouldn't see much combat. Much like what the M1 Carbine was for. The M44 was more or less just an M38 with a folding bayonet because it was shown the M38 was a good rifle considering the shorter distances skirmishes were fought and the the longer M91/30 was too long for fighting in confined spaces. No funny stories though. =/