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A good number of Colt "Commando" .38 special revolvers were issued to the OSS and others. General Eisenhower was reported to have had one for his per
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M1 and M1A1 Thompsons were widely issued, many to paratroopers who dropped over Normandy. These would not accept drum magazines, but took the standar
M1917 S&W revolvers were issued in place of .45 automatics to many troops. One of these was featured prominently in the movie "Fury," used by the cha
M1917 Colt revolvers were used, principally by MPs and as substitute standard sidearms for others whose jobs did not require a rifle.
A good number of Colt "Commando" .38 special revolvers were issued to the OSS and others. General Eisenhower was reported to have had one for his per
Colt Model 1903 and 1908 pistols in .32 and .380 caliber were issued to General officers, the OSS, and to others who needed undercover arms. The mili
Quite a few of these cheap single-shot .45 caliber "Liberator" pistols were dropped to French partisans, and some were actually used to kill Nazis and
When Germany overran Poland at the start of WWII, they made 9mm Radom VIS pistols on captured equipment and by indentured Poles. Although these pisto
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A good number of Colt "Commando" .38 special revolvers were issued to the OSS and others. General Eisenhower was reported to have had one for his per

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I have just gone through your album, Individual small arms: D-Day, 1942. I lived through that era, as a kid, and It brings back many memories, plus shows some top notch photography. I can't thank you enough for making your album, and your talent available to all of us Old Folks, that lived through it, and also the younger Folks, that appreciate these great history lessons. I hope you realize what it means to me. Thanks!
Chubbo
 

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