sidearms during WWII

[Deaf Smith]

I did not see where any one said any thing about the 38 that was used. I have one 38sp and the 1917 the 1917 shot hoarder than the 1911 for it did not lose from the blow back to reload. you can buy 45ACP rim brass for the 1917 I have some that I got from Mid-Way USA.

Read my post earlier about Charlie Askins in WW2. He used a .38 S&W special to shoot a German who was running out the back door of the house Askins had just entered.

Deaf

 

[XD 45acp]

The other thing too is, that the firearm you were issued is not what you wound up with. When Dad got to England in Feb of '44 he had to check his rifle, because while he was there they didn't carry. On D-day +6 he was sent to France and was given a Garand at the repo-depot ( replacement depot ) from a shack on premisis that wasn't his. As they checked him in they just told him "Go get a rifle from that shack", so he went and picked one and that is what he used from there foreward till he was wounded.

hahaha, reminds me of a funny story, when I was younger ( 11-12 ), I had heard of stories of GI's in foxholes using their helments to poop in. I asked Dad about it, he said" I don't EVER remember any of us taking a s#@! in a steelpot! You had to put the thing back on your head! We won't stupid! We used them for a wash basin, maybe a shovel, but not no toilet." hahahahaha, I miss that Ole man...

 

[Onmilo]

I have shot my 1917 and my 1911A1 over my chronograph on the same day and the revolver does lose a bit of velocity to the semi auto.
It isn't much, same load will shoot on average about 35 feet per second slower out of the revolver but slower those bullets do exit.

I seriously doubt anybody being shot with a .45 is going to notice the difference.

 

[wannabeagunsmith]

Any other firearms-related WWII pics? I would love to see them!