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August 1971 Issue of Guns & Ammo

August 1971 Issue of Guns & Ammo

This article originally appeared in the August 1971 issue of Guns & Ammo. Former G&A Senior Staff Editor Whit Collins wrote, “Patton: Guns That Made Him Great.” The revolvers and accoutrements of Gen. George S. Patton were on loan from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

More than mere window dressing, General George S. Patton’s pistols were symbols of a sometime maverick’s unwavering dedication to leadership. The ivory-handled pistols that rode on George Smith Patton’s hips may have been the world’s most powerful handguns. They inspired respect and confidence in troops and allies, while they carried forward the image of Patton as a warrior and leader to friend and foe alike. Their role in World War II contributed to the defeat of literally hundreds of thousands of Axis troops.

Although popularly remembered as the “two-gun” General, Patton actually seldom wore both of his “carrying guns” together. And, he owned several personal pistols aside from the two usually photographed on him in WWII. Further, his guns were usually ivory handled, NEVER pearl, as they were sometimes mistaken. The handguns most associated with him, and which are now in the Patton Collection of the …Read the Rest

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