1911 from Battle of the Bulge

Curly1 · 12-26-2015, 11:03 AM

http://www.guns.com/2015/12/21/this-...lge-13-photos/

Sergio Natali · 12-26-2015, 12:38 PM

I found those pictures on the Net and I posted in a 1911 Forum, the day after the actual owner wrote more interesting details about that 1911a1.
And it has been observed that even though it was practically new at the time of the battle, looks as if somebody has replaced the hammer with a later flat-sided one, unless it has been replaced recently in an attempt to make it shootable again.
However, as I often repeat I wouldn't shoot a collectible, but at least out of respect I would NEVER shoot that pistol which surely witnessed the sacrifice of people that made Europe a better place to live.

rhuff · 12-26-2015, 04:10 PM

Thanx for the link. I had not seen this 1911A1 before. What a story it tells!!

Maestro · 12-27-2015, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rhuff

Thanx for the link. I had not seen this 1911A1 before. What a story it tells!!

12-26-2015, 11:03 AM	#1
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12-26-2015, 12:38 PM	#2
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I found those pictures on the Net and I posted in a 1911 Forum, the day after the actual owner wrote more interesting details about that 1911a1. And it has been observed that even though it was practically new at the time of the battle, looks as if somebody has replaced the hammer with a later flat-sided one, unless it has been replaced recently in an attempt to make it shootable again. However, as I often repeat I wouldn't shoot a collectible, but at least out of respect I would NEVER shoot that pistol which surely witnessed the sacrifice of people that made Europe a better place to live. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

12-26-2015, 04:10 PM	#3
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	Thanx for the link. I had not seen this 1911A1 before. What a story it tells!!