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Marcel van Hulst

Unique and VERY difficult to find, may 1918 datedU.S.A official army manual related to famous M1911 Colt Pistol, as used in WW1. Amazing plates, drawings, and information on maintenance and use. In used condition, with one page lose, and somewhat fragile, but in relatively OK condition for its >105 years age. 

Great rare item and highly illustrative for your usa collection, especially if you own a demilitarized M1911 Colt, you dont find this manual easily, the first we had to offer ! 


History of the Colt M1911
By the beginning of 1917, a total of 68,533 M1911 pistols had been delivered to U.S. armed forces by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and the U.S. government's Springfield Armory. However, the need to greatly expand U.S. military forces and the resultant surge in demand for the firearm in World War I saw the expansion of manufacture to other contractors besides Colt and Springfield Armory, including Remington-UMC and North American Arms Co. of Quebec.[23] Several other manufacturers were awarded contracts to produce the M1911, including the National Cash Register Company, the Savage Arms Company, the Caron Brothers Manufacturing of Montreal, the Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Winchester Repeating Arms Company, and the Lanston Monotype Company, but the signing of the Armistice resulted in the cancellation of the contracts before any pistols had been produced.[24]

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United States of America - Very rare CONFIDENTIAL WW1 US Army M1911 Colt Pistol User Manual - Officer - Infantry - Beautiful Plates - May - 1918

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