Masters of the Air - 1911 From the Bloody 100th

Recent TV series "Masters of the Air" has shined an important light on the men of the 100th Bomb Group flying their B-17 bombers with tragic rates of attrition during their daring daylight bombing runs.
This May, Rock Island Auction Company has the great honor of auctioning the Union Switch & Signal M1911A1 pistol of Co-Pilot Arthur C. "Bud" Stipe, who completed a miraculous 25 missions over occupied Europe.
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[@ianray8823]

That scene where Buck is hiding in the marsh in chest high swampy water with the dude hunting him down was iiiinteeeennnnsssee

[@savagelee6973]

What a wonderful piece of history.

[@radarhec]

Sweet !

[@praetorxian]

Surprised any of these lads got airborne by the sheer weight of their balls. Kudos to the Greatest Generation. All of them.

[@pyeitme508]

Awesome!

[@leonardjanda6181]

True heroes ❤great show🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@enricomandragona163]

Looks just like my 1944 Ithaca right down to the Trigger. 44-45 1911's pretty much got the same upgrades. The frames were actually made by Colt. Just run the serial number on Colts finder. Under the grips of my gun a rare find was waiting for me to discover clear rubber panels used for sweetheart grips from aircraft windows.