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. (Photo: U.S. Archives) ...

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The Civilian Marksmanship Program has released the much anticipated instructions for purchasing U.S. Army surplus 1911 .45 automatic pistols. After reading the instructions on the CMP's 1911 webpage, ...