Admiral Nimitz personal side arms

sappy · 04-13-2016, 05:14 PM

Hello everyone. I am very new to the forum but have had a love for lugers for many years. I am looking for a shooter for now until I save up a few grand for a beauty. Anyways thought you guys might enjoy these.

I recently got out of the navy and during my time I did alot of OJT with the Gunnersmates. locked up in the armory aboard the USS Nimitz is Chestors side arms. They are only brought out for ceremonial purposes now such as changing of command for the Captain.

Supposedly you can look up old pictures and see them on his side. Also was told they are estimated to be worth 500k each. Both of these things were told to me by sailors so take them with a grain of salt

Anyways when the ship gets decom they will end up in a museum for all to see most likely. regardless it was an amazing experience to hold a 5 star admirals guns in my hand that helped win the war.

sorry for pic quality, my phone was a potato back then.

Mac Cat · 04-13-2016, 05:44 PM

Hope they end up in the Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas !!

I recognize the 1911, but what is the second gun.
Looks like a vest gun - blowback, but unfamiliar to me.

kurusu · 04-13-2016, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac Cat

Hope they end up in the Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas !!

I recognize the 1911A1 but what is the second gun.
Looks like a vest gun - blowback, but unfamiliar to me.

No you don't. That's a 1903 or 1908 (depending on caliber) pocket model.

sappy · 04-13-2016, 05:56 PM

I honestly do not know. The Colt is American as Apple pie, but the other one was strange to me. I got out of the service in 2015 so these pics are a few years old so my memory of them is all I have to go from.

Mac Cat · 04-13-2016, 05:58 PM

I found a .22 Hi-Standard that looked similar.
USmilitaryforum.com

kurusu · 04-13-2016, 06:00 PM

The second one is a Colt Woodsman .22lr.

aldo35 · 04-13-2016, 06:16 PM

I believe the Colt 22 is a pre Woodsman. I have one that looks just like the one in the picture.
Aldo35

spacecoast · 04-13-2016, 06:19 PM

sappy -

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. You really should post these (as well) on the Colt forum if you haven't already, they would really enjoy these. If you don't want to join I'd be glad to do it for you.

kurusu · 04-13-2016, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aldo35

I believe the Colt 22 is a pre Woodsman. I have one that looks just like the one in the picture.
Aldo35

Without the serial number and a picture of the left side I can't tell if it's a pre Woodsman or a Woodsman. The model is the same up to 1944.

mrerick · 04-13-2016, 06:39 PM

Hi Mark, Thank you for your service, and for sharing these.

It might be worth contacting the Nimitz museum and letting them know about these pistols.

http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/your...nimitz-museum/

sappy · 04-13-2016, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by spacecoast

sappy -

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. You really should post these (as well) on the Colt forum if you haven't already, they would really enjoy these. If you don't want to join I'd be glad to do it for you.

You are absolutely free to post these if you like. I'm sure they would love to see them and the only info I have on them is the story I told above.

sappy · 04-13-2016, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrerick

Hi Mark, Thank you for your service, and for sharing these.

It might be worth contacting the Nimitz museum and letting them know about these pistols.

http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/your...nimitz-museum/

Im not sure if most museums know of them or not but unless the Navy decides to give them up to the public one day they are under the watch of the gunnersmates of the USS Nimitz.

rolandtg · 04-14-2016, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac Cat

Hope they end up in the Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas !!

Great photos.
Yes it is interesting that they are not already in the museum.

Caferacer · 04-14-2016, 11:31 AM

Very cool

saab-bob · 04-14-2016, 12:08 PM

Notice the homemade safety lever on the Colt 1903 Hammerless.
They never came with a screw on the stem.
After struggling to reassemble these guns,it is not a bad idea!
You basically need 3 hands to assemble them with the factory safety lever design.
Thanks,very interesting.
Bob

kurusu · 04-14-2016, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saab-bob

Notice the homemade safety lever on the Colt 1903 Hammerless.
They never came with a screw on the stem.
After struggling to reassemble these guns,it is not a bad idea!
You basically need 3 hands to assemble them with the factory safety lever design.
Thanks,very interesting.
Bob

Good catch. I missed that.

Sergio Natali · 04-15-2016, 04:57 AM

Mark

First of all thanks for sharing.
Perhaps if I were you I would get in touch with the Nimitz Museum.

Kind regards.

Eugen · 05-02-2016, 09:27 AM

Wow! Such special guns. Unlike other members, I am rather clueless on the models, but being able to handle the personal pistol of Admiral Nimitz is an honor.

04-13-2016, 05:14 PM	#1
sappy User Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Admiral Nimitz personal side arms Hello everyone. I am very new to the forum but have had a love for lugers for many years. I am looking for a shooter for now until I save up a few grand for a beauty. Anyways thought you guys might enjoy these. I recently got out of the navy and during my time I did alot of OJT with the Gunnersmates. locked up in the armory aboard the USS Nimitz is Chestors side arms. They are only brought out for ceremonial purposes now such as changing of command for the Captain. Supposedly you can look up old pictures and see them on his side. Also was told they are estimated to be worth 500k each. Both of these things were told to me by sailors so take them with a grain of salt Anyways when the ship gets decom they will end up in a museum for all to see most likely. regardless it was an amazing experience to hold a 5 star admirals guns in my hand that helped win the war. sorry for pic quality, my phone was a potato back then. Attached Thumbnails

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aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 390 Thanks: 2,298 Thanked 184 Times in 91 Posts	Colt 22 I believe the Colt 22 is a pre Woodsman. I have one that looks just like the one in the picture. Aldo35

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Hi Mark, Thank you for your service, and for sharing these. It might be worth contacting the Nimitz museum and letting them know about these pistols. http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/your...nimitz-museum/ __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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Caferacer User Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 60 Thanks: 96 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Very cool __________________ Those who would trade liberty for a false sense of security deserve neither

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saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Notice the homemade safety lever on the Colt 1903 Hammerless. They never came with a screw on the stem. After struggling to reassemble these guns,it is not a bad idea! You basically need 3 hands to assemble them with the factory safety lever design. Thanks,very interesting. Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

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Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 751 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 630 Times in 340 Posts	Hope they end up in the Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas !! I recognize the 1911, but what is the second gun. Looks like a vest gun - blowback, but unfamiliar to me.

04-13-2016, 05:56 PM	#4
sappy User Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I honestly do not know. The Colt is American as Apple pie, but the other one was strange to me. I got out of the service in 2015 so these pics are a few years old so my memory of them is all I have to go from.

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Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 751 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 630 Times in 340 Posts	I found a .22 Hi-Standard that looked similar. USmilitaryforum.com

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kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	The second one is a Colt Woodsman .22lr.

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spacecoast User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL and PA Posts: 332 Thanks: 276 Thanked 243 Times in 109 Posts	sappy - Welcome to the forum and thanks for your service. You really should post these (as well) on the Colt forum if you haven't already, they would really enjoy these. If you don't want to join I'd be glad to do it for you.

04-15-2016, 04:57 AM	#17
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	Mark First of all thanks for sharing. Perhaps if I were you I would get in touch with the Nimitz Museum. Kind regards. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

05-02-2016, 09:27 AM	#18
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 796 Thanks: 403 Thanked 639 Times in 338 Posts	Wow! Such special guns. Unlike other members, I am rather clueless on the models, but being able to handle the personal pistol of Admiral Nimitz is an honor.