SOLD US WW2 COLT OFFICIAL POLICE VERY RARE 1942 GOVERNMENT ISSUE 4 INCH BARREL…WITH COLT LETTER

IN 98% ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY SCARCE US GOVERNMENT ORDERED COLT OFFICIAL POLICE REVOLVER, IT IS ONE OF 44 GUNS THAT WERE SHIPPED TO THE THE HERCULES POWDER CO. INC., VOLUNTEER ORDNANCE WORKS IN CHATTANOOGA, TN ON MARCH 31, 1942.THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY CLAMOR BY THE GOVERNMENT TO OBTAIN EVERY SERVICEABLE WEAPON FOR WAR USE.  WARTIME OFFICIAL POLICE REVOLVERS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.