SOLD 1903 COLT US PROPERTY MARKED US WW2 ISSUE MINT

$3,100.00

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SKU: Item #: 06/18/2012-15 Category:
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IN 98% ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH THE STANDARD PARKERIZED FINISH WE HAVE A US PROPERTY MARKED 1903 COLT POCKET AUTOMATIC IN .32 AUTO. THIS PISTOL COMES WITH A COLT FACOTRY LETTER INDICATING DELIVERY TO SPRINGFIELD ARMORY ON DEC 30, 1944. THIS PISTOL HAS THE US PROPERTY STAMP AND THE CROSSED CANNON CARTOUCHE. THE PISTOL WAS LIKELY ISSUED TO A SENIOR OFFICER OR TO THE OSS OR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. THIS PISTOL WAS STANDARD ISSUE TO GENERAL OFFICERS FROM WW2 THROUGH THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. THIS IS A VERY CRISP EXAMPLE WHICH DID NOT SEE MUCH USE. THIS IS A LATER PRODUCTION EXAMPLE. TODAY THESE PISTOLS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS AND ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE OF THE COLT POCKET .32’S. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY CLEAN EXAMPLE AND THE COLT LETTER IS A NICE TOUCH