Re: [Rollei] OT Sailor Fountain Pen

[Allen Zak <azak >]

The 1911's design preceded WWI and was used extensively by US forces prior
to the Great War.  Rolleiflex came later, supposedly inspired by the
necessities of trench warfare, but I don't know that for sure.
I qualified on the 1911 in 1959.  My ears were ringing for 2 days afterward,
and I wouldn't be surprised if my present case of persistent tinnitis could
be traced to that experience.  The army didn't go in much for ear protection
then.  It was a simpler (stupider) time.

Allen Zak

on 5/24/03 11:00 AM, Jeffery Smith at jls   wrote:

> I should have known that this group, who values the simplest and best,
> would know what a 1911 is. Weren't both the Rolleiflex and 1911 designed
> around the same time with WWI in mind?
> 
> Jeffery
> 
> At 08:07 PM 5/23/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls  >
>> To: <rollei  
>> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 3:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rollei] OT Sailor Fountain Pen
>> 
>> 
>>> I'll bet I'm one of about 10 people on the forum who
>> understands that,
>>> Jerry. Actually, it came to my mind as well. :-)
>>> 
>>> Jeffery
>>> 
>>> At 03:03 PM 5/22/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>>>> Barney
>>>> 
>>>> Oooh! The model 1911 (pen).  Does it come in .45 ACP?
>>>> 
>>>> Jerry
>>>> 
>> Speaking of ancient and long lived machinery.:-)
>> ---
>> Richard Knoppow
>> Los Angeles, CA, USA
>> dickburk  
> 

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