MilSurp of the Month, Fall, 2014, The Great War

[majspud]

22 entries, 1 week to go. Get 'em out of the closet. Would like to see more non-firearm curios.

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[PATRON]

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[30Mauser]

1924 Colt M1911 "Transition" Model. Picked this up from an well-known collector's estate consignment last month.

Delivered to the Springfield Armory on February 7th, 1924 in the second 1000-piece shipment from Colt.

Only 10,000 of these were made that year (earlier runs stopped in 1919 and next batch was 1937), and while they included all of the requested modifications for the M1911A1 model, that designation wasn't formalized by the military until 1926, hence the moniker "Transition" Model.

All components, including barrel and magazine, are correct for that year, and the holster included in the sale is from 1918.

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Realizing I rather failed to follow the instructions with this one, as it postdates the Great War... sorry!

 

[45collector]

Hey at least the holster is war time.

 

[majspud]

OK, let's start the vote. 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice - use official number from post 1. Post here or PM.

ex: copy/paste

1st: 17
2nd: 6
3rd: 5

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[majspud]

Dead and Buried.



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[30Mauser]

Must - not - die... (I must admit, re-reading and sorting through such wonderful arms does take some commitment)

1: 6
2: 21
3: 4