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Ceremonial Sig Sauer M17 Pistols: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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From America1Freedom.org:

Silence, Respect, Dignity and Perseverance not only represent the aspects of the Sentinel’s Creed, but the name of the four pistols being presented to the Sentinel Guard protecting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The pistols were created by SIG Sauer using the specifications of the U.S. Army’s M17 Modular Handgun System and are chambered in 9 mm.

Presentation of the M17 Tomb of the Unknown Pistols will take place Oct. 11 at Arlington National Cemetery Chapel at 9 a.m. Included with the private presentation will be a Changing of the Guard right afterward, where the 3rd Guard soldiers will return to their duty with the pistols. The presentation will conclude with a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb at 10:15 a.m.

Each gun has wooden grips made from the same wood as the ship, the USS Olympia, which transported the Unknown to the United States in 1921.

Along the slide are XXI cocking serrations engraved to signify the 21 steps it takes the Tomb Sentinels to walk by the Tomb of the Unknown, as well as the 21-Gun Salute. In a nod to the classical Greek elements used in the Tomb of the Unknown, the figures of Peace, Victory and Valor are engraved on the side place and the names of the figures are engraved on the bottom of the magazine, along with a Tomb Sentinel badge number.

Every part of the guns have been designed with reverence and respect toward the Tomb of the Unknown throughout its long history. To view more photos of the pistols, visit here.

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com