20 July 2022

My CMP Gun

The following Information was found in the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry for a M1911A1, Pistol Caliber .45, Automatic, NSN: 1005-00-726-5655, Serial Number: REDACTED. The records for this weapon are listed below in chronological order:

 1. January 09, 1977 The Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama registered the weapon into the DoD Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry.  (Prior to this it was arsenal refinished at Anniston in February '76 based on markings).

 2. July 27, 1979 The Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to the 200th Theater Army Materiel Management Center, 21st Theater Sustainment Command - Kaiserslautern, Germany.

 3. November 20, 1979 The 200th Theater Army Materiel Management Center, 21st Theater Sustainment Command - Kaiserslautern, Germany received the weapon from the Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama.

 4. March 19, 1981 The 200th Theater Army Materiel Management Center, 21st Theater Sustainment Command - Kaiserslautern, Germany shipped the weapon to the Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama.

 5. June 11, 1981 The Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from the 200th Theater Army Materiel Management Center, 21st Theater Sustainment Command - Kaiserslautern, Germany.

 6. September 13, 1985 The Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 17th Area Support Group (ASG) - Sagami, Japan. 

7. January 21, 1986 The HHC, 17th ASG - Sagami, Japan received the weapon from the Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama.

8. October 24, 1997 The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 35th Service and Support Battalion, I Corps (Forward) - Sagami Depot, Japan conducted an annual weapon serial number reconciliation on the weapon.

 9. February 23, 1998 The HHD, 35th Service and Support Battalion, I Corps
(Forward) - Sagami Depot, Japan received the weapon from the HHC, 17th ASG - Sagami, Japan.

 10. September 23, 1999 The HHD, 35th Service and Support Battalion, I Corps (Forward) - Sagami Depot, Japan shipped the weapon to the Anniston Munitions Center - Anniston, Alabama.

 11. October 12, 1999 The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution - Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from the HHD, 35th Service and Support Battalion, I Corps (Forward) - Sagami Depot, Japan.

 12. September 08, 2000, January 31, 2003, January 29, 2004, January 23, 2005, February 12, 2006, January 29, 2007, January 27, 2008, January 25, 2009, January 24, 2010, March 06, 2011, December 03, 2011, January 19, 2013, March 07, 2015, May 01, 2016, March 05, 2017 and June 04, 2017 The DLA Distribution Anniston, Alabama conducted annual weapon serial number
reconciliations on the weapon.

 13. February 02, 2018 The DLA Distribution Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to the Tank Automotive and Armaments Command Civilian Marksmanship Program Anniston, Alabama.

 14. February 02, 2018 The Tank Automotive and Armaments Command Civilian Marksmanship Program Anniston, Alabama received the weapon from the DLA Distribution Anniston, Alabama.

 15. February 02, 2018 The Tank Automotive and Armaments Command Civilian Marksmanship Program Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon outside the DoD to the Civilian Marksmanship Program South Anniston, Alabama.

 16. February 13, 2019 - The Civilian Marksmanship Program South - Anniston, Alabama shipped the weapon to the McThag Collection - Elfers, Florida.

 17. February 14, 2019 - The McThag Collection - Elfers, Florida received the weapon from the Civilian Marksmanship Program South - Anniston, Alabama.

5 comments:

  1. Suckers been around the world!
    Pretty kool.

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  2. What is the address for the FOIA request?

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    1. The email address is: usarmy.redstone.ldac.mbx.foia@mail.mil

      Don't forget to offer to pay for the service! They don't charge, but if you forget they deep six the request.

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  3. Question: Why does take 4 months to receive a pistol from Anniston but on less than month to send it back?

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    1. Because ice cream has no bones?

      Prolly depends on what form of transportation was heading the right direction at the exact time they shipped it.

      Delete

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