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So I got to searching for pics of real 1911s used by spec ops and came across this

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#1 ·
This has to be fake. Did they really use to mount lights like this?
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Nothing sais spec-ops like a S&W Model 76 with a Rayovac hangin from the barrel shroud.

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OMEGA MAN!! When you are the last man on earth you adapt and improvise!

What did this rig weigh!



Snappy dresser...Love the shirt and jacket!
 
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Back when people first came up with the idea of directly attaching a flashlight to a firearm there were some pretty goofy-looking setups. The problem was only a large D-cell flashlight like that had the candlepower and durability to be effective. We're now living in a golden age of small pocket-sized flashlights that not only are strong enough to take the recoil of a handgun but also are bright enough to light up a football field.



Remember that a 1911 tends to eject up more than it does to the right. I have plenty of dents in my forehead that attest to this.
 
#16 ·
I used one of those big Maglites way back then too. But the PD seriously impressed upon everyone and made sure that no one used one as a baton. If you did there were serious consequences for doing so. it was OK to use the PD issued baton like they taught you to. But not the huge Maglite though. After I quit police work, I had relegated my big Maglite to home duty, but I forgot about it for too long and the batteries corroded inside ruining it. But at the time that huge Maglite was the high technology for us.
 
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