July Military Auction
Lot 26606:
Description
A United States Army War Department Basic Field Manual, FM 23-35, pertaining to the Automatic Pistol Caliber .45, models M1911 and M1911A1. This World War II era publication serves as a training guide for the operation, disassembly, and marksmanship of the standard military sidearm. The manual includes illustrated sections on sighting bars, aiming discs, proper grip techniques, and various firing positions. A printer code located on page 37, 223906-40-6, suggests a printing date of 1940. The interior front cover contains a handwritten ink inscription identifying the soldier as Pvt. J. Babus, service number 36863549, of the 824th Battery D. The manual features a staple binding and soft paper covers. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB284
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