IN 96% ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A VERY SCARCE US GOVERNMENT ORDERED COLT OFFICIAL POLICE, IT IS ONE OF 50 GUNS THAT WERE SHIPPED TO THE FEDERAL WAREHOUSE IN WASHINGTON DC ON MARCH 11, 1942 AT THE BEGINNING OF WW2. THE DEFENSE SUPPLIES CORP ONLY ORDERED 5000 OF THESE PISTOLS AND FEW WERE DELIVERED THIS EARLY. THESE GUNS WERE SENT TO THE FBI AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO HAD BEEFED UP WARTIME ACTIVITIES SUCH AS TRACKING DOWN NAZI SPIES AND ENEMY ALIENS. 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. WHAT MAKES THIS ONE EVEN MORE INTERESTING WAS THAT IT WAS SENT BACK TO COLT AND IMMEDIATELY SHIPPED BACK OUT TO THE HERCULES POWDER CO. INC., VOLUNTEER ORDNANCE WORKS IN CHATTANOOGA, TN ON APRIL 25, 1942.
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SOLD – US WW2 COLT OFFICIAL POLICE VERY RARE 1942 GOVERNMENT ISSUE 4 INCH BARREL…WITH COLT LETTER
$1,450.00 Original price was: $1,450.00.$1,400.00Current price is: $1,400.00.
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