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Post by oskar2ndchev on Jul 18, 2012 22:08:34 GMT -8
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Post by bigshoe on Jul 19, 2012 3:21:25 GMT -8
Very nice.
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Jul 19, 2012 9:04:59 GMT -8
Thanks! They're an amazing piece of history. I'm working on getting its predecessor, the M1909 in .45 Long Colt. :-)
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Post by bigshoe on Jul 19, 2012 16:52:45 GMT -8
Wish I had known there were two at last weekends gunshow and a near mint 38-40.
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Post by frankd on Feb 9, 2013 15:17:38 GMT -8
I hate to revive an old thread, but I'd rather not start another one. Were these used by US Army and Marines in Europe?
I just acquired one and would like to know if it's worth holstering.
Thanks
Frank
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Post by Larry Dunn on Feb 11, 2013 8:12:35 GMT -8
Yes; there weren't enough 1911's to meet demand, so large numbers of M1917 revolvers were issued as well, both to the Army and the Marines. Just as an aside, revolvers are great for reenacting, as they don't need to be blank-adapted.
-Larry
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Post by oskar2ndchev on Feb 11, 2013 8:59:46 GMT -8
BUT you will need the half-moon clips and those can be a real pain to find and then load. Be warned!
Essentially, these were Colt 1909 New Army Revolvers re-configured for the .45 ACP round (hence the half-moon clips to hold the rounds since the .45 ACP round has no rim like the .45 Long Colt round).
As far as use goes, they were issued to officers, NCOs, and machine gunners and were used by all ranks on an ad hoc basis for trench raiding.
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Post by Larry Dunn on Feb 11, 2013 11:29:00 GMT -8
Hey Adam,
I dream of half-moon clips--try rod-ejecting/gate-loading an 8-round Rast-Gasser some time!
-Larry
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Post by 1886lebel on Feb 11, 2013 14:42:38 GMT -8
I can reload a Револьве́р Cисте́мы На́ган Oбразца 1895 Года; Revolver Sistemy Nagana Obraztsa 1895 Goda; (Revolver System Nagant Model of Year 1895) pretty fast and it the same a Rast-Gasser ejection  Patrick |
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Post by Larry Dunn on Feb 11, 2013 15:25:23 GMT -8
I can reload a Револьве́р Cисте́мы На́ган Oбразца 1895 Года; Revolver Sistemy Nagana Obraztsa 1895 Goda; (Revolver System Nagant Model of Year 1895) pretty fast and it the same a Rast-Gasser ejection Patrick Yes, but you're an exceptionally gifted individual  -Larry |
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Post by bigshoe on Feb 11, 2013 15:45:20 GMT -8
Check ebay I have seen lots of 1/2 and full moon clips. I picked up about 20 late last year. I will look up the name but I got a great moon and demoon tool on ebay. Takes all the work out of it.
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Post by 1886lebel on Feb 11, 2013 16:20:44 GMT -8
I can reload a Револьве́р Cисте́мы На́ган Oбразца 1895 Года; Revolver Sistemy Nagana Obraztsa 1895 Goda; (Revolver System Nagant Model of Year 1895) pretty fast and it the same a Rast-Gasser ejection Patrick Yes, but you're an exceptionally gifted individual -Larry Not gifted ... loads of practise and more practise learning the firearms quirks. Reading period manuals help as well, they were written for the weapons and knew how to use them properly Patrick |
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