1916 1911 and military record keeping

[tailboardtech]

So my father has a 1916 1911 that is army marked along with a a original holster that was given to him in trade years ago for some work he did. My question is would the army still have record of who it was issued to and if so how in the military multiplex would I go by getting it? Or should i just STFU about it and pics forthcoming on it before anyone asks

 

[GNLaFrance]

There's no reason to keep quiet about it, the gummint wrote it off early in the last century, by mid-century at the latest. Yes, let's see pics of another grand old warhorse, we never get tired of them.

 

[hairba111]

If you don't post photos, it doesn't exist.

 

[tailboardtech]

If you don't post photos, it doesn't exist.

here ya go i wish i could take a better picture of it, but on well

 

[martinithebun]

A massive amount of military records were lost in a fire in 1973 but I never hurts to do some research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_National_Archives_Fire

 

[yellowsled]

pics dammit! wtf... I wasted a click and i didn't see no damn gun!

 

[StantonCree]

pics dammit! wtf... I wasted a click and i didn't see no damn gun!

post #4

 

[yellowsled]

sorry. I am at work and when pictures are hosed on certian sites they just dont show up. I was looking for them attached to the thread. my bad.


Does it look nice? Dammit. lolz

 

[screamingeagle]

I don't believe you an trace who owned the gun in the military by the serial #. Your 1911 has after market front and rear sights and post WW1 handgrips also.Possibly re blued but hard to tell from pics.

 

[tailboardtech]

well i am in a picture taking mood sn# 134*** i knew the sights are aftermarket my dads nickname is bubba when it comes to guns