Posted September 20, 2015 5:00 pm by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

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Reader Mike in Texas writes:

A few years ago, I inherited a John M. Browning special (thanks Dad!). Once I recognized its significance, I really only enjoyed it for a few short days before passing it along to my son, Logan. I think there are some things that simply need to be inherited far sooner than later. Logan and I then started searching for information on this representative sample of the greatest handgun ever designed . . .

If you’re older than 45, then you already know I’m talking about the venerable 1911 in .45 ACP. As a young Army Ranger I was issued one in my early assignment as a machine gunner (using the M60). My squad leader shared with me the story of how the Moro tribesman in the Philippines helped make ‘Moses’ the legend he is today.

The Moro tribesmen of the Philippines were warriors of the first order and when our American fighting men went to clean up the leftover Spaniards from the Philippines back in 1898, they ran into these people who didn’t like anyone on their islands. They were quite territorial and tended tended to go into battle with wicked long-bladed <a class="colorbox" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris" target="_blank" …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns

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