Information on M1911 clip

[D B Howard]

i have one two toned clip..very old...i also have a clip thats solid blue, and has C S stamped on the bottom of the clip...any info would be app.on the solid blue clip...there for a colt..whats the C S

[Swamp Yankee]

First off it is a Magazine. To answer your question you may want to try the M1911.org site to find your answer unless Lycanthrope sees your post he may have an answer for you.


Mike Mc

[xx AG xx]

Originally Posted by D B Howard

i have one two toned clip..very old...i also have a clip thats solid blue, and has C S stamped on the bottom of the clip...any info would be app.on the solid blue clip...there for a colt..whats the C S

oooh, he said CLIP LOL

Try the site mentioned in the above post, tons of info.

[gold cup abuser]

this link should answer your original question:

http://www.rawles.to/M1911_Mag_FAQ.html


welcome to the fourms

btw calling pistol magazines 'clips' is a long standing running joke here so please dont be offended

[Jailkeeper]

Originally Posted by Swamp Yankee

First off it is a Magazine. To answer your question you may want to try the M1911.org site to find your answer unless Lycanthrope sees your post he may have an answer for you.


Mike Mc

Strange, everyone around here calls them clips.

[aryfrosty]

A "clip" is something like a stripper clip. Or an M1 Garand 8rd clip. They don't lock into the firearm whereas a magazine does. Also clips could be along the lines of the rapid fire cannon slide blocks which hold the rounds together while they are fed into the action. When a clip is fed through the weapon it is generally ejected clearing the way for the insertion of another. Again, magazines lock into the firearm and have to be ejected by an action taken by the operator.

[Jailkeeper]

Originally Posted by aryfrosty

A "clip" is something like a stripper clip. Or an M1 Garand 8rd clip. They don't lock into the firearm whereas a magazine does. Also clips could be along the lines of the rapid fire cannon slide blocks which hold the rounds together while they are fed into the action. When a clip is fed through the weapon it is generally ejected clearing the way for the insertion of another. Again, magazines lock into the firearm and have to be ejected by an action taken by the operator.

Never realized there was a difference. Then again I live WAY back in the sticks. Hell, we're just happy when the new Sears & Roebuck catalog arrives and makes its way to the outhouse! LOL

Thanks for the education, again, I did NOT know what the difference was!

[D B Howard]

thank you gold cup abuser....the link answered my queston....the older clip is ww1..and the solid blue with the c s stamp is colts ww2....thanks a bunch

[icp4life162005]

For the love of god, IT IS A 'MAGAZINE'!!!!! lol but seriously it does kind of irk me a bit. Please magazine not that dirty C-word.

[synergy]

Originally Posted by Jailkeeper

Strange, everyone around here calls them clips.

Start shooting with more knowledgeable shooters, then.

A clip is a piece of metal that simply contains rounds. It has no spring, it has no follower. It is used to load rounds INTO a MAGAZINE contained within the weapon.

A magazine has both a spring and a follower. A clip has neither.