Bozothenutter Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Need one for a F3F cockpit. Pointers on where to find one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Would it not have been a Colt 1911A1 automatic pistol? It was rare for US serviceman to use revolvers (General Patton being one of those exceptions) Its quite easy to make a holstered pistol from plastic card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Going off the picture in the Ginter F3F book.. It shows a holstered revolver, some googling says ot might be a Colt/S&W M1917 which was juuuuust about at the end of its service life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Question; are you shure its a standard revolver and not a Very Light pistol? Can you post a link to the photo? Because I'm interested/intrigued and again, its dead easy to scratch make a holstered pistol out of plastic card 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Black Knight said: Would it not have been a Colt 1911A1 automatic pistol? It was rare for US serviceman to use revolvers (General Patton being one of those exceptions) Its quite easy to make a holstered pistol from plastic card Actually in the USN during WW2 revolvers were very common as the service bought large quantities of military S&W .38 Special Model 10. These were the type most widely used by pilots and aircrews during the war, much more common than the 1911. These guns however were mostly received from 1942 on, meaning that for an F3F they would not be the right choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e8n2 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Giorgio N said: Actually in the USN during WW2 revolvers were very common as the service bought large quantities of military S&W .38 Special Model 10. These were the type most widely used by pilots and aircrews during the war, much more common than the 1911. These guns however were mostly received from 1942 on, meaning that for an F3F they would not be the right choice A little off subject, but I have a S7W .38 Special Model 10! I was really wanting to get a Model 15 which is what we used when I was an Air Force cop, but I feel more in control shooting the Model 10 than I ever did with the Model 15. Later, Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 11 hours ago, Black Knight said: Question; are you shure its a standard revolver and not a Very Light pistol? Can you post a link to the photo? Because I'm interested/intrigued and again, its dead easy to scratch make a holstered pistol out of plastic card I think you're right! Looks too flat to be a revolver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Surely that's a flare pistol. The perpendicular grip says so and what would be the point of a gun rivetted to the inside of the cockpit? If it was a self defense weapon, you'd want it with you when you bailed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Very interesting, it looks like a WWI USN Remington flare gun. If you're really into the fine detail painting, the grips are wood and the frame is brass. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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