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Choice 1919 WWI Era Colt Machine Guns Hand Book
1919 Booklet titled, "Hand Book of the Colt Automatic Machine Gun - Model 1919, Colt Automatic Machine Rifle - Model 1919, Colt Aircraft Machine Gun - Model 1919.", Crisp Near Mint.
"Hand Book of the Colt Automatic Machine Gun - Model 1919, Colt Automatic Machine Rifle - Model 1919, Colt Aircraft Machine Gun - Model 1919." Softcover measuring 8 1/4" x 9" with 51 pages and fold-out schematics of each of the guns listed. The schematics include two diagrams of a sectional view of the Colt Automatic Machine Gun (Water Cooled) Model 1919. The larger diagram measures 27" x 8.5" and the smaller diagram measures 21" x 8.5". Also included is one diagram of a sectional view of the Colt Automatic Machine Rifle (Air Cooled) Model 1919. This diagram measures 21" x 8.5".
A purple stamp reading "Property of Co. "M" 169 Inf. C N G" can be seen on the cover and the first page. The stamp indicates that this book belonged to Company M of the 169th Infantry regiment of the Connecticut National Guard. Company M hailed from Manchester and was born from the expansion of the regiment brought about by the National Defense Act of 1920.
The book is in excellent condition with only a slight dog-ear on one of the schematics.
The 169th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, Connecticut National Guard. They trace their ancestry back to when militia units in the Connecticut colony organized for drill in 1672, but their official organization as the 1st Connecticut occurred on 11 October 1739. Since then, the 169th and its predecessor units have fought in numerous American wars until its deactivation in 1992.
World War I and Organization
When the United States began their involvement in First World War, the 1st Connecticut donated many men to the newly formed 102nd Infantry Regiment, but the new US infantry regiment claimed its heritage from the 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment. Once the Great War had ended and the Connecticut soldiers returned home in April 1919, Congress passed the National Defense Act of 1920, and the 169th Infantry regiment was officially born.[1] From 23 December 1920 to 23 June 1923, the new 169th Infantry expanded until it possessed 15 company sized units, a medical detachment, a band, and three Headquarters detachments. A and D Companies were recruited from Meriden, B Company was recruited from Middletown, and C Company was recruited from Bristol. E, F, G, and H Companies were all recruited from Hartford. I and M Companies hailed from New Britain, K Company came from Manchester, and L Company was recruited from Willimantic.

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