amphibious warfare, presented the map to Kiely, and it became one of his most valued possessions, according to the auction house release.Īnother item in the collection is the pistol belt rig that Kiely wore during his service. Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith, the father of modern U.S. Kiely Jr.’s “Special Air and Gunnery Target Map” of Iwo Jima dated Novemat the Premier Firearms Auction #79 on June 5-7. Rock Island Auction Company will auction Marine Sgt. The 1:10000 scale map measures 27.75 inches wide and 39.75 inches long with more than 30 defense symbol keys that identify likely installations, bunkers, artillery and machine guns, according to the website. 12, 1944, that was used in preparation for the coming battle. The Kiely collection also features a "Special Air and Gunnery Target Map" of Iwo Jima dated Nov. "I can't imagine a better time for it to be offered than just after the 75th anniversary of the battle." "It's an honor to have this pistol in house," Kevin Hogan, president of the auction house, said in the release.
12, 1944, when as a corporal, he stopped taking photographs during the battle and "personally killed at least three enemy," according to the award citation that is included in the collection. Kiely was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery during fighting in the Marianas Islands from June 15 to Aug. 45 automatic pistol that will be auctioned at Rock Island Auction Company’s Premier Firearms Auction #79 on June 5-7. sits on in a position on Pacific island during World War II, wearing the 1911 Colt. If you can't find anyone or otherwise want reliable information I suggest looking for books in your local library (?).Marine Sgt. To asses the value you probably need to find a reliable person who knows more, the Internet is bad resource in that sense. paraphernalia with it, the value certainly goes up and you're better off offering the gun to a WW2 enthusiast rather than a normal gun collector. However I would guess that if the weapon has a storage case, a cleaning kit etc. As I am not a US citizen and I do not know the availability of such a weapon there, I cannot say anything about it's worth as such. However if you have the resources to collect the guns manufacturing date, service history. In this case I doubt that the guns previous owner means munch as you said he is not a historically significant person. Anonymous says: 10:13:28 PM In my experience regarding any collectible item, gun or otherwise, the information you have of the items past the more value it has. DOES ANYONE KNOW IT VALUE, APRICE THAT IT WOULD REALLY SELL FOR AND NOT JUST SIT FOR 8MOS.IF ANYONE COULD HELP ME OUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. USA IF THE CONDITION IS VERY NICE AND HAS BEEN KEPT WITH HIS WW2 ARMY GEAR ALL THESE YEARS. THA GUN SAYS UNITED STATES PROPERTY M1911A1 US ARMY.
Ww2 colt 1911 a1 serial#
THE SERIAL # HAS A LARGER NO 7 FOLLOWED BY 28230 IS 7 PART OF THE SERIAL# OR IS IT SOMETHING ELSE. THERE IS A # 69 ON THE TRIGGER GUARD DOES THAT MAKE IT RARE. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, DOES KNOWING WHO THE ORIGINAL ARMY OFFICER GIVE IT ANYMORE VALUE? I KNOW OF COURSE IF IT WAS SOMEBODY VERY FAMOUS IT WOULD BUT HOW ABOUT JUST A UNFAMOUS LT COLONIEL. Anonymous says: 08:12:04 PM HI, UPON CLEANING OUT AN OLD CLOSET TODAY, THATS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING, CLEANOUT OLD HOUSES, I FOUND A WW2 COLT 45.
Sources: The U.S War Machine (Salamander Books 1978), US Combat-America's land based weapons (Publications International 1990).Ģ. Nevertheless it remained in service with the U.S.Army until 1985, when, finally it was superceded by the 9 mm M9 Beretta Double-Action. It was considered to be quite heavy and had a significant recoil. The fore sight was of the fixed blade type and the rear sight consisted of a fixed groove. The M1911A1 had three safety devices a grip safety on the handle, the safety lock, and the half cock position on the hammer. All the user needed to do to fire was to pull the trigger each time he wanted to fire, the next round being automatically placed in the chamber as the spent cartridge case was ejected. The M1911A1 was a semi-automatic with the seven round magazine in the handgrip. Between 19 over 19 million M1911A1 pistols were manufactured, not only by Colt, but also by Ithaca and Remington. Army's standard sidearm throughout World War II and beyond. Standardized as the M1911A1 in 1926 the reworked weapon would go on to become the U.S. Contributor: Alan Chanter ww2dbaseIn 1923 the Springfield Armoury comenced work on an improved model of the M1911 pistol, which had been the standard American sidearm during the Great War.