I love this image!  Very artistic!  Nice wing and nice work finding one Pete!   Warm regards!   Chris

Thank you. I really wanted a Colt but when something like this  comes along, I could not be picky. Here it is paired with my 1944 dated Garand  

I have 4.5 inches of clips on this rod.  24 clips X 4.5 = 108 clips I am currently 168 clips from a full rod!!

The rod (?) is 13 inches long and 1 3/16 inches wide.  By my calculations, it takes 24 clips to equal an inch.  The stop, or pin to keep the clips from sliding off is 1 1/2 inches from the end, leaving a maximum of 11 1/2 inches to place clips.  24 clips X 11.5 inches = 276 clips per rod. 

I have never seen one.  Interesting!

Envious... a bring back 1911 is really hard to find.

I would like to know the story on this machine. The reason I’m interested is I have a piece of it. It’s a clover leaf shaped piece of wood that feeds the clips into the loader. It’s kind of a clip magazine!! I need another 100 clips to fill it up!!

hello, If it were me, I would actually be comfortable with the 'copy'. I.E. it is not an official marker.  Someone made a copy for whatever reason.  I can understand wanting an original, but I know what it means to have an original.  It was likely stolen from a cemetery.  So, sort of like ivory, I would not want to fuel the demand for these by purchasing the real thing.   I have seen these grave markers in the wild still in southern cemeteries.  Every time I see one, I wonder how long it will be left alone.  I would imagine there are better repros of these or a 'commemorative' version or copy available.  Maybe the UDC is willing to sell a damaged 'replaced' version if contacted?  Sort of like when the Navy replaces damaged parts of the USS Constitution...  I would contact the UDC and explain why I wanted one to commemorate my family history.  They may be willing to work with you because of that reason.  Just my thoughts.  Cheers!

nice.

Remi, thanks, will let you know when they land. Do you collect WWI & WWII wings or just WWI? Wondering how many WWI you have and how long you've been collecting.   Cheers!   Gerard