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Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!
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Additional reading:
https://candrsenal.com/recommend-reading/
The Government Models : The Development of the Colt Model 1911
William H. D. Goddard
Colt's New Army and Navy Pattern Double Action Revolvers 1889 to 1908
Robert Best
Colt Automatic Pistols
Donald B. Bady
The Guns of John Moses Browning
Nathan Gorenstein
Colt: An American Classic
Michael E. Haskew
U.S. Military Automatic Pistols 1894 - 1920
Edward Scott Meadows
Colt's .38 Automatic Pistols
Douglas G. Sheldon
Colt .45 Service Pistols: Models 1911 and 1911A
Charles W. Clawson
Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH
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Animations by Bruno!
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The road to 1911 begins.