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  • 1911 thumb safety operation

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    OD*
    Published on 11th December 2013 07:53
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    (John Holbrook photographs)
    This article was originally published in forum thread: "1911" thumb safety in operation started by OD* View original post
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      CDogg - 18th May 2009, 23:00
      thanks for that illustration. Now i got better understanding of it

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