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The U.S. Army is expected to transfer upward of 8,000 surplus M1911 pistols for civilian sale in fiscal 2018. That's based on this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a massive defense policy ...

Pistols like this 1970s-era 1911 handgun could soon be available to private purchasers as part of 8,000 surplus guns being sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. (U.S. Archives) For those of ...

Americans will soon have the rare opportunity to get their hands on a historic military gun. Only American citizens can purchase one of these World War II combat pistols, the M1911, from the U.S. Army ...

Marine Cpl. Justin Morrall fires a 1911 M45A1 pistol at Susong Ri live fire range, Republic of Korea. The Army will soon transfer up to 10,000 surplus 1911s to the Civilian Marksmanship Program for ...

The Army has given the Civilian Marksmanship Program thousands of surplus M1911 .45 caliber pistols to sell. Getting one won't necessarily be easy, however. There are about 8,000 of the firearms ...

Fellow military history buffs and shooting enthusiasts rejoice, good news is coming your way: An amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act is set to allow the U.S. Army to, at long last ...

Remember when the Civilian Marksmanship Program announced that it would sell off 10,000 surplus Army M1911 pistols to the American public as part of a provision in the 2018 defense budget? Well, mark ...

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners have declared four Glock 22 .40-caliber pistols as surplus property, clearing the way for their purchase by the same law enforcement officials who carried ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee law enforcement agencies receive more military surplus equipment through a federal program than any other state in the country. But last month the Department of ...