Not all M1911/M1911A1s went overseas during WW1 and WW2, and not all that went overseas were issued.  Some stayed in Armrooms in the states, and were later surplused.  There are many reasons a completely correct pistol could have retained its original configuration and finish. The key on a verified bringback weapon (pistol, rifle, knife, etc.) is the provenance that comes from getting it from the original veteran and having evidence that it was carried and used in theater.  My father brought back a M1911A1 from WW2 that an officer he gave a ride to left it on the seat of his Jeep.  He had it until the late 1960's, then sold it.  I wish I could have gotten my hand on that one. You're lucky to have a M1911A1 that has a provenance attached to it.

Gorgeous piece!

Found this on the web recently . . .   USMC Captain Wolfgang Fleck was 14 years old and serving in the German HJ when U.S. forces captured him in 1945. Prior to his capture he had been awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class or single-handedly destroying two American tanks with a Panzerfaust. Years later, Fleck immigrated to the United States and enlisted in the Marine Corps, going on to serve honorably in both the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. In a striking display of recognition for his WWII service, the Marines permitted him to wear his Iron Cross alongside his American awards and decorations.

As title says, 1911 Colt  with 1918 Warren Leather Goods holster Colt does not have the Manufacturing Date for this block of serial numbers (205551-209586). They were a direct shipment to Greenville Piers on 21 Jan 1918 for AEF. Holster is matching condition 1918 Warren.

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If only I could still remember everything.

Thanks, jmd62. Curiously, of all of the American Legion armbands I have listed, as you noted, this is the nicest one. And for an “Aide” no less.

Here's a really cool WW2/Korean War era frogskin garment bag I picked up a while back with a pretty interesting story. ID'd to Cpl Mack Coburn Dockery who was a 0811 Canonneer with Echo Battery 2nd Battalion 11th Marines(E/2/11) during the Korean War. Cpl Dockery fought with E/2/11 from the beginning of the Korean War till August of 1951. He participated in the seizure of Incheon, capture of Seoul, landings at Wonsan, fought out of the Chosin Reservoir, protection of the Andong-Yongchon Main Supply Route (MSR) from Communist attacks, Operation KILLER, Operation RIPPER, and held off the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) Spring Offensive of 1951. Upon returning stateside in August 1951 he became a Drill Instructor(DI) and was assigned to Parris Island. His Marine Corps career went south very quickly once he arrived at Parris Island. Cpl Dockery was caught trying to trick a recruit into having sexual relations with him and admitted to having sexual relations with other recruits. He was then kicked out of the Marine Corps with an Undesirable Discharge for being a homosexual. Following his discharge he returned home to Kingsport, Tennessee and sent multiple letters to the Marine Corps and US Government regarding his undesirable discharge asking/pleading for it to be reconsidered/changed. All of his requests were denied and the discharge stayed as Undesirable. In a letter he sent to the Commandant of the Marine Corps he said "none of his friends or family ever knew the truth about him" and it seems after a while he might've went off the radar. No more records for him appear besides a couple newspaper articles for him getting driving and fishing tickets in Tenessee in the 1960s then popped up on a Public Records Index in Columbus, Ohio, the indexes date range is from 1950-1993. I have no clue if he is still alive or has passed. Goes to show you never know what history and story these items have or what you might find out about the servicemen who they belonged to. A full write up of his Marine Corps service can be found on my instagram post about this piece if interested. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZyCgZbCfrP/?igsh=MWVhaXdndXRyY2o4cw==

any Vietnam war events this year location does not matter

Just curious, if they were not vet bringbacks and retained, how would they have stayed unaltered and correct. If they were turned in and used over and over wouldn't that cause the wear, mix of parts and refinish seen on most of the 1991A1's today (not in collectors or vets hands?