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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: gunman42782 on March 29, 2011, 11:14:26 AM

Title: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: gunman42782 on March 29, 2011, 11:14:26 AM

Today is the 100 year anniversary of the adoption of the greatest pistol ever made by the US Military.  May it last another 100 years!

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Title: Re: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: Big Frank on March 29, 2011, 03:33:10 PM

Happy 100th Birthday 1911. And many more.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: shooter32 on March 29, 2011, 03:49:57 PM

Quote from: jumbofrank on March 29, 2011, 03:33:10 PM

Happy 100th Birthday 1911. And many more.

+1

Title: Re: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: robheath on March 29, 2011, 09:04:42 PM

Yes indeed...America's fighting pistol and my personal favorite.  Time tested and proven.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: MAUSERMAN on March 30, 2011, 12:39:22 AM

Thank God for John M Browning. ;D

Title: Re: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: twyacht on March 30, 2011, 07:58:33 PM

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Happy Birthday!!!

Title: Re: Happy Birthday 1911
Post by: TAB on March 31, 2011, 02:31:33 PM

The marines still use them    ;D

very limited issue but for some reason all the guys in a war zone want one...  makes you wonder...  remember the us gov has not bought anything fro them since ww2.