US Army Revolver Manual for Infantry/Tankers use – Beautiful Plates – 1941

Rare U.S.A official army manual related to SPECIFICALLY the infamous M1917 Colt / Smith Wesson Revolver as used by various units including officers and especially Tankers units. This edition is from 1941, a nice ealy edition. Beautiful plates, drawings, and information on maintenance and use. Only the second time we have been able to offer this beautiful manual! Great rare item and highly illustrative for your usa collection, especially if you own a demilitarized M1917 Colt, you dont find this manual easily! History of the Colt M1917 revolverThe M1917 Revolvers were six-shot, .45 ACP, large frame revolvers adopted by the United States Military in 1917, to supplement the standard M1911 pistol during World War I.[1] There were two variations of the M1917, one made by Colt and the other by Smith & Wesson. They used moon-clips to hold the cartridges in position, facilitate reloading, and to aid in extraction since revolvers had been designed to eject rimmed cartridges and .45 ACP rounds were rimless for use with the magazine-fed M1911.[2] After World War I, they gained a strong following among civilian shooters.[3] A commercial rimmed cartridge, the .45 Auto Rim, was also developed, so M1917 revolvers could eject cartridge cases... lees verder bij Catawiki