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great-grandpa joe in world war one

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great-grandpa joe in world war one by freeparking.
Joe and his war buddies posing together with their side-arms. I don't know enough about what his position was during the war or what he did. I also don't know enough about guns to know what sort of pistols they're holding. But I love the photograph. And I love the fake backdrop!

Others knowing better and having told me, here's info on the pistols shown here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol 
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casmosaic  Pro User  says:

Those guns are a good incentive to take a nice photo!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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meagain625  Pro User  says:

Dang, they all look like they want to shoot!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

a.e.wolf [deleted] says:

wow! this is amazing.

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Seen next to a fellow photo of 100 years old. (?)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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edjs  Pro User  says:

The guns look like the M1911 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911), which fits as it was the US armed forces sidearm at the time.

If you can get a clear view of the insignia, this may help determine position:
freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~worldwarone/ WWI/Uniforms...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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pwbaker  Pro User  says:

those were the first colt 45's. they would be the us army's official sidearm until the 80's.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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sunnybrook100  Pro User  says:

Fantastic WWI photograph!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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Peter Valstar (Pelar.nl) says:

Nice photo!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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ianthomson1971 says:

Hi,
If you were to post a link to this photo on
1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?
I am sure the guys on there would be able to tell you a lot about this photo. They are very knowledgeable people about this subject
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Símon  Pro User  says:

Realy cool, cool backdrop!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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brygilbeau says:

This is a great picture!! FYI - the gun is a Colt - "1911" model.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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tiannanita says:

Hey, could we use this image in our Pangea Day short film entry... we'd be using it in a very fast montage, it'd appear for only 2 frames. You can check out what Pangea Day is at www.pangeaday.org

Thanks so much!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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freeparking  Pro User  says:

tiannanita...yes, you can use this image for whatever you want. :)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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gavino•vz  Pro User  says:

Wow really amazing picture!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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max.sampson says:

it always makes me upset when i see pictures like this one
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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First World War Poetry Digital Archive  Pro User  says:



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mikescottnz  Pro User  says:

Great vintage photo with proud pistols. Given the latest Wall St Bankers debacle there's a sense that history repeats.For the interesting ,alternative history overview of the US or our western financial system ; that has perhaps promoted a false engagement in several wars for the bankers profits, the Zietgeist movie clips are a ? must see or allow one to think outside the mainstream or square.See below.

www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_149 10.cfm
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freeparking  Pro User  says:

mikescottnz - Poor guy, you've fallen into a deranged paranoia whirlpool. Swim hard to try to get out. I'm rootin' for you.
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mikescottnz  Pro User  says:

Cute, kind of understandable reaction ,I guess, not wishing to dis ya great-grandpa , as it's all a bit much to contemplate. It would feel like stock 'conspiracy theory' to many no doubt, and no disrepect to our elders some of whom fought in wars of self defence. Still, if you look what say, the Falklands/Malvinas war did for Maggie Thatcher staying in office longer as she was getting unpopular back in 1981? Was it not the same for the failed presidency of Bush jnr ? Gun mad, guess I'm glad I do live in a place where it's not taken for granted.
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B.e.D  Pro User  says:

Definitively, if he was in the US Army, it is a Colt 1911 a great pistol.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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trueflu says:

Fifteen out of fifteen men are fully aware that they have a gun.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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mikescottnz  Pro User  says:

American gun narcissism goes back to the early rebel founders?
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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freeparking  Pro User  says:

Indeed.
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braincast says:

I think I can spot the one going to shoot himself in the foot, if he ever manages to get his finger on the trigger that is...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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ParishTorch  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Military Groupies, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 2 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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