![]() Now knowing as much about my uncles 45 as possible is part of knowing "from where we have come". I am fortunate enought to have an early M1A1 folding stock carbine like my father possibly carried and all of its parts are documented to be original to its 1942 manufacturer. My father died the morning of D-Day (a month before I was born). And I do appreicate all the time and consideration you guys are giving. I am 65 now and am trying to document everything for the kids and grandkids. My aunt, who also served, passed away two weeks ago. He was an attorney and judge and before he died in 1985 he requested that I receive this 45. Upon release at the end of the war he came back to the US and served as an Administrator helping discharge other veterans. ![]() As mentioned earlier my uncle was an Infantry Captain at the Bulge and was captured and held POW after they entered Germany. If this were an arsenal rework would it have those markings on it? In a prior note I posted all of the markings I could find.įrom what I have learned from you guys is that it was probably re-worked sometime after WWl and may have been re-issued during WW2. It has the tan/cowhide leather holster, too. The right grip has a letter M on the very bottom. The grips are dark wood (walnut?) and have the 3/4 diamonds where each of the four screws are that hold them on. And the hand grip part of the frame is rounded in both the front and the fits the hand very nicely. The color is very uniform except for a small (1/8 inch) wear band on the rear of the trigger (each side) and also where the slide goes back into the frame at the barrel end. ![]() The color of the whole gun is most likely blue but it looks more black. All of you guys who reply are really great!!!!!įirst off the serial number is preceeded with a No and the o does have an underline. ![]()
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