U.S. Army .45 Caliber Automatic Pistol Display, Honolulu, 1940

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Institution:

COGG Honor Archive

Collection:

The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection

Date:

1940

Item Type:

Photograph

Branch of Service:

US Army

WWII Theater:

Pacific Theater

Unit / Squadron / Ship / Industry:

Rights / Restrictions:

Public Access

Description:

Photograph of a museum-style exhibition board displaying a fully field-stripped M1911 .45 caliber automatic pistol, part of a 1940 U.S. Army weapons display in Honolulu, Hawaii. Each disassembled component — including the magazine, slide, barrel, recoil spring, sights, and grips — is laid out and individually labeled on a wood-plank backdrop. 1940.

Additional Notes

This photograph is from the personal collection of photographs taken by CPL William Stinson Brown while stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before the infamous attack of 7 December 1941. CPL Brown was there during the attack. These unique photographs were donated to the COGG Honor Archive for public use of students, writers and researchers of history. The generous donation was from CPL William S Brown’s, son, William Stinson “Bill” Brown Jr. and his loving granddaughter Caitlin Brown Clancy.

Keywords:

M1911 pistol, .45 caliber automatic pistol, field-stripped, disassembled firearm, U.S. Army, weapons display, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Territory, 1940, exhibition board, magazine, slide, recoil spring, grips, ordnance education display, pre-WWII

Cite As:

“U.S. Army .45 Caliber Automatic Pistol Display, Honolulu, 1940.” CPL William Stinson Brown. 1940. The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection. Honor Archive, Conservators of the Greatest Generation (COGG), San Antonio, Texas.