Springfield Armory® 1911 TRP Fundraiser Auction on GunBroker.com Benefits Post-9/11 Veterans
Proceeds from Limited Edition “Patriot Day” Pistol Go to Veterans Airlift Command
GENESEO, IL (09/09/15) – (ArmsVault.com) – Now through Sept. 11, Springfield Armory® is holding an auction of a Limited Edition 1911 TRP™ Operator® engraved handgun on GunBroker.com®, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Veterans Airlift Command in commemoration of Sept. 11. The auction will conclude on Friday, Sept. 11.
The handgun is one of only two made and is engraved with an American flag, numbered and comes in a specially designed commemorative case that also contains a 9/11 Challenge Coin. A Veterans Airlift Command Challenge Coin will accompany the shipment in a separate container.
Veterans Airlift Command provides free air transportation to post-9/11 combat wounded and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots.
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About the Springfield Armory 1911 Series:
Springfield Armory® began offering newly manufactured 1911s to the buying public in 1985, after the U.S. military had begun the process of retiring the model. The next 28 years firmly established Springfield Armory® as the leading manufacturer of 1911s, the standard by which all other 1911s are judged today. After 102 years and untold billions of rounds of .45ACP, American shooters, law enforcement and elite military units the world over still rely on the 1911 in their daily work.
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