1943 Colt 1911 assembly practice by WAVES - GIF

1943 Colt 1911 assembly practice by WAVES - Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...206#post180613
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...900#post152680
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...226#post145940
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...108#post157466

The 1911 was one of John Browning's best designs. It's over 100 years old and they're still making and selling more of them than ever!

Told the story many times; owing most every dime made and the trade made for me, to Mr. Browning, no question about it.

Regarding the film's conclusion, the smile of that Ensign says it all, hitting that slide release. Learning what might be the first mechanism she'd been inside of.
Mother, of USMCWR Attachment 39594, she delighted in telling same story about M1 Carbines.