Oh, man! I just can’t “un-see” that!!!
Remington .45 1911 WWII issue Chrome and Ivory
Hello everyone,
Im new to the board and want to see if anyone can help me figure out exactly whats going on with a gun my grandfather left me. I have a WWII issue .45 1911 that is chrome with ivory handle. I cant find another one like it anywhere. My grandfather passed away several years back, so I have no way of finding out how he obtained the gun. I read an old post on a different board that said they didnt make them in chrome, but then corrected themselves and said they did however make several for high ranking officers. My pops would not have spent the money to have it done aftermarket, but there is a chance it could have been done before he came into possession. i dont know how to look up the gun via serial number so maybe someone on here can help.
Im new to the board and want to see if anyone can help me figure out exactly whats going on with a gun my grandfather left me. I have a WWII issue .45 1911 that is chrome with ivory handle. I cant find another one like it anywhere. My grandfather passed away several years back, so I have no way of finding out how he obtained the gun. I read an old post on a different board that said they didnt make them in chrome, but then corrected themselves and said they did however make several for high ranking officers. My pops would not have spent the money to have it done aftermarket, but there is a chance it could have been done before he came into possession. i dont know how to look up the gun via serial number so maybe someone on here can help.
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We would just crumple them up - serveral times over and over. Softened them up a little and made them not so slick. Magazines were our last choice. News paper was preferred, but the Sears and Roebuck catalog was probably used the most...My grandpa once told me, "Magazines aren't worth a hoot because they're too slick, use newspapers instead." Took a couple years before that sunk in.
Grumpy
went hunting on sundayHey, @Slippery Pete
You still here?
Well we don't call them "casings", so that should help the confusion. l think you will find when it comes to language that words like magazine and case (in cartridge terms case in the unit which holds the powder and allows the bullet { the part that is propelled down the barrel} to be seated and seal in the powder and the multiple would be "cases") are used in multiple industries and what you are "used to" is fairly presumptuous to believe that the word belongs to one industry or endeavor. However it is fairly easy to learn the nomenclature of "shooting" and firearms with a good reloading book. Hornady is a good book to learn from as well as reloading information. Lee puts out a good reloading book with a lot of info on nomenclature of different components relating to shooting and firearms.Try explaining the different meanings for "bullet" to a non-shooter. Around Illinois casings are what you put sausage in, except for news broadcasters.
Grumpy
One important thing to know about ammunition is that a cartridge is different than caliber, for example there are many .30" caliber cartridges or many cartridges that use a .30" caliber bullet. Caliber is the nominal bore diameter of a firearm. It is measured in inches or millimeters. The term also applies to the diameter of a bullet. Most U.S. cartridges are actually .308" in diameter. So a lot to learn, but the information is out there and it helps a lot to know the terms to avoid confusion when ask and answering questions.
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