FYI: General Patton carried 2 sidearms with white grips.Big_Red_Tex wrote:Oh really what would he have said? My Patton needs to be refreshed.MoJo wrote:I know what General George S. Patton, Jr. would have said about that one!Big_Red_Tex wrote:Got a new gun, gear, or gadget you'd like to show off? Or maybe just want to brag on what you have in the vault? Don't be shy show it off. You won't be heckled.... much. J/K Provide tidbits on said equipment if you'd like: Where you got it? How much? What do you shoot? Favorite gun? ETC.
I'll go first, This is my first 1911 so I figured I'd get one with some flash to it.
Not actual picture (haven't recieved gun yet. Hurry up UPS) But a stock photo should suffice.
Someone commented on his "pearl" grips.
Patton's reply: "Only a New Orleans pimp would have pearl grips. These are IVORY!"
Also FYI: Patton's sidearms were not always a matched set of handguns.
One was an 1873 Colt Peacemaker (.45 Long Colt?), the other was a newer 3.5" barrel S & W .357.
Both still may be seen at the museum in Fort Knox, Kentucky, home to an armored unit.
Patton was a tanker.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... 103381587/
The above link has more information on Patton's weapons.
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