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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Morpheus on May 23, 2004, 12:34:07 AM
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Was talking to lazs about this gun a while back. Finnaly brought it home after its been sitting in my desk at work for 3 months.
Prod. date is 1915. It was sent to Springfield Armory on June 15th to be issued into action during WW1. When the guy brought it in our store it came with the original holster, clip pouch with 2 full mags of dirty old 45 ammo and the lanyard strap. I ended up buying it off him for $550. Dirt cheap when you concider how much colts are going for today.
Here's a pic of it. For being almost 90 years old she's in pretty dam good shape. Shoots like a champ too :D
(http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/ststang2/19115.jpg)
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Cool stuff.
You going to shoot it?
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LOL G she's almost 90! Cut her some slack! lol
Yeah GTO I already have. For the age of it, it shoots great. Its no race gun by any means. At 35 yards it shoots just as good if not better than any of todays new Mil Specs. Plus its a peice of history.
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/drool
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Very nice, It's one of my favs too :)
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what a steal!!! great catch on that one. i almost got one once, it had an ingraved dedication on it to some LT dated 1914.
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Lucky find! Very nice collector's piece.
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Damn wish I had a pic of my grandfather's Webley .455...
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Ahh yes Schad, the 1911s send over seas to you guys were in 455 at the begining.
Yeah I love 1911's. I dont know what it is about them. I can take them apart, play with them put them back together a hundred times and still not get tired of them. hehe
One day maybe when I am an old man I will have the whole collection of 1911's from WW2. The ones that were farmed out to Ithica, Remington Rand, Union Switch & Signal, North American Arms, there's a few more... I have a Remington Rand but they made the most of them during the war. US&S are one of the more rare ones and North American Arms only made a handful. Ahh some day...
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Fine weapon. Congratulations on scoring that one.
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I have a nickle one "property of U.S. Government" of the 30's.. It has the short trigger and arched mainspring housing.
shad.. I have a 1917 Smith in 455 that was sent to england in WWI and returned and then sent back in WWII and returned.. two sets of british proof marks.. Webleys used to be allmost free here but are getting a little more expensive now.
lazs
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Nice gun. I like that it doesn't look mint and has a lot of charactor.
eskimo
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If it could talk. Imagine what it would say.
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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
If it could talk. Imagine what it would say.
[SIZE=10]Bang! [/SIZE]
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wow she is a beauty. I would love to have one of these
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strk... then don't vote democrat. the main gun control push comes from democrats.. they have been narrowly defeated in a lot of the bills they have introduced that would ban semi auto pistols and semi auto and pump shotguns.
fienstein has authored bans that would ban the 1911. kerry take every opportunity to pose with here and scheumer and has stated that he will defeat the NRA (gun owners).
lazs
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Originally posted by eskimo2
Originally posted by MoRphEuS
If it could talk. Imagine what it would say.
[SIZE=10]Bang! [/SIZE] [/B]
lol yah but it would do it in style :p
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Originally posted by lazs2
strk... then don't vote democrat. the main gun control push comes from democrats.. they have been narrowly defeated in a lot of the bills they have introduced that would ban semi auto pistols and semi auto and pump shotguns.
fienstein has authored bans that would ban the 1911. kerry take every opportunity to pose with here and scheumer and has stated that he will defeat the NRA (gun owners).
lazs
Well that doesn't make sense because a semi-auto is no different than a revolver - unless they want to ban them too and only allow you to place a single cartridge into the breach one at a time? That would do a lot to improve accuracy.
Even if cali could pass such a thing I dont think it would pass constitutional muster. The 9th circuit may let it stand, but the SC would jump on it with both feet imo. Fully auto there is a public safety issue re criminals, but for semis this stuff goes too far. I would like to invoke liberal tactic #3 and ask for a link to the bill if you happen to have one, Im not calling BS I would just like to see it.
I live in Virginia, you can always move over here if Cali gets too lefty for you. We arent banning semi-autos any time soon I can tell you. Plus most of the state has no emission testing (o/t) Hell I picked up a gun lock the other day at the local county courthouse which was giving them away for free!
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strk.. the laws banning semi autos that finestien and schemer propose are federal laws. You won't be able to move anywhere to avoid em.
As for the logic of revolver and semi auto and pump vs semi auto... When did a democrat ever propose a gun law that was based on even the slightest bit of firearms savy?
when? never... tell me why bayonet lugs make an "assault rifle" or even how a semi auto can be an "assault rifle" and you win the "understanding the mind of a democrat" prize.
the first second and all further place winners will get a free ride back to moms house to live where they will get the ultimate protection from themselves.
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
As for the logic of revolver and semi auto and pump vs semi auto... When did a democrat ever propose a gun law that was based on even the slightest bit of firearms savy?
lazs
In the case of the Clinton ban I think it was all about appeasement rather than substance. Guess that's one thing we have to be thankful for. Kinda sums up the whole of Clinton's eight years in office now that I think about it.
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well... strk is just learning it seems... he is at the point where he is trying to put logic and democrats in the same sentance when it comes to firearms...
He is in for a big letdown... I hope his backlash is a good one. We need more angry young guys who have been betrayed by the democrats and euro socialists.
most democrats that turn usually start when they look around at the company they keep and realize that they are better than that.
lazs
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Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
Damn wish I had a pic of my grandfather's Webley .455...
Probably melted into skillets by the Nanny state. Shame.
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John Moses Browning, was a God!
It amazes me, then guns come and go, and there are big fads, (like the Berreta 92fad, after the army adopted it) but the 1911 just keeps on coming.
It is the finest handgun ever made.
Morp, glad to hear you shoot it, collecting stuff without using it seems silly to me(unless it is REALLY rare)
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I agree Gto. They were made to be shot. So when I get something thats old and has some value I can't just lock it up in the safe and look at it once in a while. I HAVE to shoot it hehe.
Its a "gun nut" thing. You know :)