U.S.G.I. - Let's see them

[SkyHawk]

Let's start a new gallery on this 75th D-Day anniversary.
For those fortunate enough to be a caretaker and hold a bit of history in their hands, show up with your U.S. Government Issued handguns from any era.

Former US Property only, no replicas or commemoratives!!

[Sauermonkey]

1943 US. Navy victory



Early 1943 U.S Navy Victory

[audiction]

Let's start a new gallery on this 75th D-Day anniversary.
For those fortunate enough to be a caretaker and hold a bit of history in their hands, show up with your U.S. Government Issued handguns from any era.

Former US Property only, no replicas or commemoratives!!

very nice collection you got there skyhawk...thanks for sharing.

[sonofeugene]

My father's combat knife. He was in the first wave ashore at Green Beach at the south of France about a month after D-Day. He decorated the handle with red insulated wire and did the same around the periphery of the sheath and held it in place with wrapped copper wire. I guess when you're sitting around waiting to go into battle, you do something to keep yourself occupied and not thinking of what's coming.

[beetle]

a couple of mine (all previously posted before)

Band of Brothers


Over There

[SkyHawk]

^^^^ Those 1911s are amazing. I also love that ammo crate, freaking awesome. And too bad we can't own trench knives in CA

I also just realized tinypic is finally toast. I will have to go back and fix hundreds of posts here, just started with this one - ugh....

[SkyHawk]

OK here's another, this is an unfired, unissued Colt 1903 "General Officer Pistol' from WW2, mfg 1943

[audiction]

a couple of mine (all previously posted before)

Band of Brothers


Over There

never gets old viewing those...amazing collection as always beetle.

[Arellaj9]

This my 1918 Remington UMC, other then having later bakealite grips put on when it was rearsanal it’s all original I shoot it occasionally

[SkyHawk]

^^^ Crazy cool gun. A real Pre-A1 USGI is on my bucket list, only have a commemorative for now...

[EMR]

I got this one from CMP. Skyhawk, you helped me identify it to be a 1918 pre-A1 Colt frame with a Rem Rand slide. Here it is next to my 1918 DWM P08.

[GM4spd]

My 1911A1 blued Colt from April 1941.

[highpower]

I'm afraid this is the best I can do......


1914 Springfield Armory:


Top:1917 Colt
Bottom: 1918 Colt


Top: 1942 Colt
Middle: 1944 Remington-Rand
Bottom: 1943 Ithaca


Victory Model

[nitroxdiver]

[SkyHawk]

^^ very nice condition that one is