WW2 US Army M1911 Colt Pistol Manual – Maintenance – Shooting – Infantry – Airborne – Ranger – named – 1940

Rare U.S.A official army manual related to SPECIFICALLY the infamous M1911 Colt Pistol as used by various units including officers and airborne, it is named, see photo's. This edition is from 1940, a nice early edition. Beautiful plates, drawings, and information on maintenance and use. In very nice condition, see photo's as they are part of the description. Great rare item and highly illustrative for your usa collection, especially if you own a demilitarized M1911 Colt, you dont find this manual easily! History of the Colt M1911World War II and the years leading up to it created a great demand. During the war, about 1.9 million units were procured by the U.S. Government for all forces, production being undertaken by several manufacturers, including Remington Rand (900,000 produced), Colt (400,000), Ithaca Gun Company (400,000), Union Switch & Signal (50,000), and Singer (500). New M1911A1 pistols were given a parkerized metal finish instead of bluing, and the wood grip panels were replaced with panels made of brown plastic. The M1911A1 was a favored small arm of both US and allied military personnel during the war, in particular, the pistol was prized by some British commando units and Britain's highly covert Special Operations... lees verder bij Catawiki