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Old 01-04-2018, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by kwill1911 View Post
These were for Naval aviators. The Navy also bought some Model 37 revolvers for aviators.
Makes sense, in the mid 70's the Navy changed the personal survival vests for one that incorporated flotation. The new vest had 2 compartments for personal items and one had a slot sewn in for a small revolver or pistol. Being in P3's none of the aircrew was issued a personal sidearm. On the rare occasions that the crew needed to be armed those of us that were qualified had to draw a sidearm from the armory and the only choices were 1911 or M10 S&W.

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