1944 mfg Remington Rand USGI 1911A1 with 1911 knife combo
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NAA.
Very cool knife!
Pistol pics thread post em all!
- Thread starter driller212
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Very cool knife!
- Location
- Central AB
Halger280HVMag
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- B.C. XMU Local .454
A piece of Canadian History, intermingled with some of my Family History.
My Father, referred to in the commentary, is the gentleman depicted in my avatar.
This revolver is a Nickeled Colt 1878 Double Action chambered in .45 Colt.
the serial number confirms that this revolver is 1 of 1000 such revolvers, Purchased by the Government of the Dominion of Canada in 1885.
these arms were destined to be used in the North-West Rebellion.
Further, This is one of these guns returned to the Government Armouries as evidenced by the stamped characters "36 MD" on the left front of the frame.
"Rack #36 Militia Department".
My Great-Uncle preparing to depart to do his bit in WWI, purchased this gun from the Government Armouries. Officers serving in the Army then, were required to purchase their own side-arms.
Upon returning from the front, my Great-Uncle gave his side-arm to his Brother.
His Brother became in time my Grand-Father.
Upon my Father's graduation from Military College RMC Kingston in 1936.
My Grand-father gave my Father the revolver as a graduation present.
My Father seeing no future in the peace-time army of the time, Obtained a commission In the British Army serving in India. He used the revolver in action until 1938. A broken mainspring put the gun out of commission. My Father then replaced the old warhorse with a Webley MKVI.
The old gun followed my Father home eventually after the end of hostilities in 1945.
In time I became custodian and caretaker of my Father's arms.
I have lately replaced the mainspring, and made some other minor repairs.
#36 MD is once again ready for action.
My Father, referred to in the commentary, is the gentleman depicted in my avatar.
This revolver is a Nickeled Colt 1878 Double Action chambered in .45 Colt.
the serial number confirms that this revolver is 1 of 1000 such revolvers, Purchased by the Government of the Dominion of Canada in 1885.
these arms were destined to be used in the North-West Rebellion.
Further, This is one of these guns returned to the Government Armouries as evidenced by the stamped characters "36 MD" on the left front of the frame.
"Rack #36 Militia Department".
My Great-Uncle preparing to depart to do his bit in WWI, purchased this gun from the Government Armouries. Officers serving in the Army then, were required to purchase their own side-arms.
Upon returning from the front, my Great-Uncle gave his side-arm to his Brother.
His Brother became in time my Grand-Father.
Upon my Father's graduation from Military College RMC Kingston in 1936.
My Grand-father gave my Father the revolver as a graduation present.
My Father seeing no future in the peace-time army of the time, Obtained a commission In the British Army serving in India. He used the revolver in action until 1938. A broken mainspring put the gun out of commission. My Father then replaced the old warhorse with a Webley MKVI.
The old gun followed my Father home eventually after the end of hostilities in 1945.
In time I became custodian and caretaker of my Father's arms.
I have lately replaced the mainspring, and made some other minor repairs.
#36 MD is once again ready for action.
- Location
- Central AB
Cool story, a true family heirloom.
A piece of Canadian History, intermingled with some of my Family History.
My Father, referred to in the commentary, is the gentleman depicted in my avatar.
This revolver is a Nickeled Colt 1878 Double Action chambered in .45 Colt.
the serial number confirms that this revolver is 1 of 1000 such revolvers, Purchased by the Government of the Dominion of Canada in 1885.
these arms were destined to be used in the North-West Rebellion.
Further, This is one of these guns returned to the Government Armouries as evidenced by the stamped characters "36 MD" on the left front of the frame.
"Rack #36 Militia Department".
My Great-Uncle preparing to depart to do his bit in WWI, purchased this gun from the Government Armouries. Officers serving in the Army then, were required to purchase their own side-arms.
Upon returning from the front, my Great-Uncle gave his side-arm to his Brother.
His Brother became in time my Grand-Father.
Upon my Father's graduation from Military College RMC Kingston in 1936.
My Grand-father gave my Father the revolver as a graduation present.
My Father seeing no future in the peace-time army of the time, Obtained a commission In the British Army serving in India. He used the revolver in action until 1938. A broken mainspring put the gun out of commission. My Father then replaced the old warhorse with a Webley MKVI.
The old gun followed my Father home eventually after the end of hostilities in 1945.
In time I became custodian and caretaker of my Father's arms.
I have lately replaced the mainspring, and made some other minor repairs.
#36 MD is once again ready for action.
Beautiful! Thanks for the bit of history to go with it! I often look at vintage and antique items and think; "What stories they could tell".
Wow, some very nice guns here! I have simpler tastes( read no money for nicer guns ), but I just picked up a baby brother for my g19, it will be nice to run the same platform in IDPA and speed steel
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Running Elk
New member
- Location
- Wolf Creek, Alberta
A piece of Canadian History, intermingled with some of my Family History.
My Father, referred to in the commentary, is the gentleman depicted in my avatar.
This revolver is a Nickeled Colt 1878 Double Action chambered in .45 Colt.
the serial number confirms that this revolver is 1 of 1000 such revolvers, Purchased by the Government of the Dominion of Canada in 1885.
these arms were destined to be used in the North-West Rebellion.
Further, This is one of these guns returned to the Government Armouries as evidenced by the stamped characters "36 MD" on the left front of the frame.
"Rack #36 Militia Department".
My Great-Uncle preparing to depart to do his bit in WWI, purchased this gun from the Government Armouries. Officers serving in the Army then, were required to purchase their own side-arms.
Upon returning from the front, my Great-Uncle gave his side-arm to his Brother.
His Brother became in time my Grand-Father.
Upon my Father's graduation from Military College RMC Kingston in 1936.
My Grand-father gave my Father the revolver as a graduation present.
My Father seeing no future in the peace-time army of the time, Obtained a commission In the British Army serving in India. He used the revolver in action until 1938. A broken mainspring put the gun out of commission. My Father then replaced the old warhorse with a Webley MKVI.
The old gun followed my Father home eventually after the end of hostilities in 1945.
In time I became custodian and caretaker of my Father's arms.
I have lately replaced the mainspring, and made some other minor repairs.
#36 MD is once again ready for action.
Halgar,
Excellent post, thanks for sharing.
I am curious and I want to learn something here. You have stated that that the "36.MD" stamped on it is "Rack #36 Militia Department".
I have heard a couple of guesses about what the MD stands for, Militia & Defense, Manitoba Dragoons, etc., but I like your explanation. Do you have a reference for this interpretation?
I also did not know that officers could purchase these revolvers direct from the Government Armories.
Thanks for posting this pic and story.
Running Elk
New member
- Location
- Wolf Creek, Alberta
A piece of Canadian History, intermingled with some of my Family History.
My Father, referred to in the commentary, is the gentleman depicted in my avatar.
This revolver is a Nickeled Colt 1878 Double Action chambered in .45 Colt.
the serial number confirms that this revolver is 1 of 1000 such revolvers, Purchased by the Government of the Dominion of Canada in 1885.
these arms were destined to be used in the North-West Rebellion.
Further, This is one of these guns returned to the Government Armouries as evidenced by the stamped characters "36 MD" on the left front of the frame.
"Rack #36 Militia Department".
My Great-Uncle preparing to depart to do his bit in WWI, purchased this gun from the Government Armouries. Officers serving in the Army then, were required to purchase their own side-arms.
Upon returning from the front, my Great-Uncle gave his side-arm to his Brother.
His Brother became in time my Grand-Father.
Upon my Father's graduation from Military College RMC Kingston in 1936.
My Grand-father gave my Father the revolver as a graduation present.
My Father seeing no future in the peace-time army of the time, Obtained a commission In the British Army serving in India. He used the revolver in action until 1938. A broken mainspring put the gun out of commission. My Father then replaced the old warhorse with a Webley MKVI.
The old gun followed my Father home eventually after the end of hostilities in 1945.
In time I became custodian and caretaker of my Father's arms.
I have lately replaced the mainspring, and made some other minor repairs.
#36 MD is once again ready for action.
Halgar,
Excellent post, thanks for sharing.
I am curious and I want to learn something here. You have stated that that the "36.MD" stamped on it is "Rack #36 Militia Department".
I have heard a couple of guesses about what the MD stands for, Militia & Defense, Manitoba Dragoons, etc., but I like your explanation. Do you have a reference for this interpretation?
I also did not know that officers could purchase these revolvers direct from the Government Armories.
Thanks for posting this pic and story.
Been shopping lately and this is one of the new members of the family. I didn't like the black rubber grips that came with it, so I hand carved and checkered a new set.
I like the contrasts that colour arangement has
Edit: wait, what? You handcarved them? wow... I want to start doing that also for my p210-1 since the nice ones online are sold out
Been shopping lately and this is one of the new members of the family. I didn't like the black rubber grips that came with it, so I hand carved and checkered a new set.
Beautiful job on those grips!
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Sakoman .308
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nova Scotia
