My son recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy. He is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the USMC, and after TBS will be on his way to flight school. For one of his graduation presents, I built him a custom 1911. It's made with all Wilson Combat parts, Caspian Recon receiver, engraved and has a Cerakote finish. His mother and I couldn't be more proud of him!
My son's USNA graduation present:
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Valmet
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That is a very thoughtful gift and a great looking 1911
Outstanding!
Tell your young Marine that an old Marine said "Hey."
BTW, where is the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe and Anchor?
Tell your young Marine that an old Marine said "Hey."
BTW, where is the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe and Anchor?
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AJ
US Veteran
Congrats to the young Marine. Hope he gets fixed wing attack.
On the pistol? I'm going to get him an El Paso Saddlery tanker holster with USMC on it and a double mag pouch and possibly a KaBar for his TBS graduation.
ontargetagain
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Congratulations to you and your wife and your son!
Building a 1911 someday I hope to do, building one like this as gift would be dream come true, nice work on that build, very cool and I am envious
Best to all
Karl
Building a 1911 someday I hope to do, building one like this as gift would be dream come true, nice work on that build, very cool and I am envious
Best to all
Karl
Congrats to the freshly minted 2nd. Lieutenant. Quite an accomplishment! And what a graduation present...it’s gorgeous, and not something you bought off the shelf. The fact that you had a hand in making it makes it all the more special. It’s a pistol that I know he will cherish and think of you whenever he handles it.
AJ
US Veteran
He wants to fly helicopters, preferably the Super Cobra or Viper. He did say though that the great thing about the Marine Corps is that all of their aircraft are pretty cool!
I spent over 24 years in the Corps. Most of it in fixed wing attack. Fast movers last longer in a combat environment than rotors. Living conditions are usually better too.
First and foremost, thank him for his service.
Beautiful gift. Something he will cherish forever.
Beautiful gift. Something he will cherish forever.
Congrationulations on your son's accomplishment and your choice of graduation gift! When our son graduated the USCG Academy, New London Ct. in 2008 I sent an old Korea return M-1 Garand to Fulton Armory for a full rebuild. The M-1 is the USCGA drill rifle and the rifle was his graduation gift. He took it to Kodiak on his first assignment. It's been with him ever since. My Dad, a Korea Marine vet approved. Semper-fi!
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Congratulations to the young shavetail! A very fitting tribute to the proud Marine from justifiably proud parents! Even though your son graduated from the Academy, the best lesson he can learn is to listen to his sergeants!
WTN1271
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Congrats, clearly that 1911 isn't the only thing you put together well, nice job all around. Happy Father's Day.
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That sounds like an awesome gift! One that he will be passing down to his children.
jimmyj
Member
Just a suggestion:
You can get grips with the USMC emblem set in the grip if you desire
You can get grips with the USMC emblem set in the grip if you desire
We have had that discussion many times and I couldn't agree with you more. I was prior service Army (82nd Airborne Infantry Sergeant). To a man, all of the officers that I served with that came out of West Point did exactly that. Not to say I didn't have other good officers from OCS etc...
My father, who was career Air Force, was a Mustang, made master sergeant prior to commissioning and retired as a Lt Colonel. He passed away quite a few years ago but I know he is looking down with a big smile on his face.
n c rod
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What an accomplishment ! Congratulations all around. Just curious, was there an exotic car somewhere in this mix? The local car dealers around Annapolis always stocked the baddest muscle cars with the Academy's graduates in mind. Best of luck to the "best of the best"
What an accomplishment ! Congratulations all around. Just curious, was there an exotic car somewhere in this mix? The local car dealers around Annapolis always stocked the baddest muscle cars with the Academy's graduates in mind. Best of luck to the "best of the best"
Clarke Hammer
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Beautiful gift. You have every reason to be proud.
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