Posted on 07/24/2017 11:21:40 AM PDT by Hotmetal
Congress will allow the transfer of old U.S. Army pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program as a part of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
The 2016 NDAA allowed the release of 10,000 M1911 .45 caliber pistols to be released via a pilot program, but providions in the bill didn’t mandate the transfer of the guns to the Civilian Marksmanship Program. The new bill, passed by Congress and expected to pass the Senate, would allow the CMP to sell the pistols to civilians.
The surplus pistols are the largest remaining stock of military World War II-era handguns according to Guns.com, which costs the Army 200,000 to store. Guns.com reports they’ve been out of contract production since 1945.
The 1911 is a historic pistol and one of the most popular models made today. Originally designed for the U.S. Military by Colt, the gun continues to be manufactured in various models by dozens of firearm manufacturers.
The semi-automatic pistol, which fires a .45 caliber round, because the base Army side arm in 1911 before World War I. It was most famous as the gun used by Sergeant Alvin York in World War I at the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, where York killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 by himself, winning him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Some claim the pistol was carried and used by more Medal of Honor winners than any other U.S. military firearm.
York was portrayed by Gary Cooper in the Oscar winning movie Sgt. York in 1941, which won him Best Actor.
The guns being sold by the Army and the CMP are expected to be well-worn, but still have considerable worth as a collector’s item, an inexpensive shooting gun.
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Here are the CMP's current rules on firearms/ammo purchases.
http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/rifle_sales/eligibility-requirements/
Yes, membership in an affiliated club is required. There is a clickable link to check clubs in your state. you also have to be 18 years or older, and be a U.S. Citizen.
Check my link in post 23.
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I was issued an M1911 as my sidearm. Qualified expert with it. But I must be getting senile as I have no memory of serving in WWII.
***It was most famous as the gun used by Sergeant Alvin York....York was portrayed by Gary Cooper in the Oscar winning movie Sgt. York in 1941,***
Interesting note, Cooper used a 9MM (Luger) in that movie because the unmodified 1911 would not work with blanks.
The .45ACP was designed to put the “quietous” (as momma used to say) on Philippine moslem Juramentados.
I have noticed that in the movies they often use a Star model B which looks almost just like a 1911. I suspect that is due to it working better with blanks.
That was a Star Model B in “The Untouchables”, used by Frank Nitti. For some reason unknown to me, they also often use a Taurus instead of a Beretta. Both are in 9mm so I don’t quite understand.
***That was a Star Model B in “The Untouchables”***
I saw that movie and said..”That’s a STAR pistol!”
I hate to be picky but one does not “win” The Medal of Honor.
I’m surprised the anti-gunners have not mounted a big campaign against these 1911s being released to the public who bought them with tax payer money.
It was a US Army 1911, sold as surplus in 1919 that Lynette “Squeeky” Fromme attempted to use to shoot Gerald Ford in 1975. Ford lucked out as she did not know how to load it.
Anti-guners only wanted to ban foreign small firearms in 1968, then small American handguns after wallace was shot, then ALL handguns after Ford was almost shot. Rifles were good because they were long and the promise was they would not try to ban them.
Then one day they realized rifles were a “target of opportunity” and went for the ban on some of them.
Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
Squeekey’s .45 was loaded.
She just forgot to cock it, is all.
I bought a Garand from CMP for $125 in the late 70’s. Those were the old days for me. It is absolutely beautiful.
Lets me guess.
A .45 auto, an M1 Carbine and a 1903 Springfield.
Oops.
For some reason I read your post as “Grand Slam” instead of Garand. I should probably start wearing my glasses.
It really is an absolutely beautiful M-1 Garand. It is a Winchester as far as the receiver goes. It was rebuilt at the Springfield Armory for at least the barrel and gas chamber and has a brand new walnut stock. It always draws a crowd at the range.
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