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I picked up a copy of the "Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns" at a used bookstore a while back, for the reasonable price of $3. It's a pretty nice little collection of articles going back to the 1940's. Interesting to see what writers were writing about back in the day.
A good sample can be seen at Google Books, including a neat little story about a soldier's hand-me-down .45 Auto that he took to war. Scroll down to page 33 at the link below to view.
"After the outbreak of World War II, I was commissioned in the artillery and Dad gave me 'the 45.' The issue Model 1911 45-cal. automatic pistol was more awkward to handle, so I carried mine exclusively. It was lighter weight because it is very simply constructed and of thinner metal..."
https://books.google.com/books?id=O...HSAhUr8IMKHcjjDnAQ6AEIHDAB#v=onepage&q&f=true
A good sample can be seen at Google Books, including a neat little story about a soldier's hand-me-down .45 Auto that he took to war. Scroll down to page 33 at the link below to view.
"After the outbreak of World War II, I was commissioned in the artillery and Dad gave me 'the 45.' The issue Model 1911 45-cal. automatic pistol was more awkward to handle, so I carried mine exclusively. It was lighter weight because it is very simply constructed and of thinner metal..."
https://books.google.com/books?id=O...HSAhUr8IMKHcjjDnAQ6AEIHDAB#v=onepage&q&f=true