M1903 Colt pistol; Suncorite REME

[Lee Enfield]

I wonder how that can be substantiated Paul and most respectfully disagree - with a great deal of trepidation I hasten to say! I worked with 'an Intelligence Officer, a Major' several years ago who used to advise us on '.....certain matters' that I have spoken of in roundabout ways on the forum. The first thing he has said many, many times and would have said about this is that once you make an item special or make it a one-off or eliminate serial numbers or no serial number or mark in a certain way - you know the sort of thing - it is absolutely no longer suitable for undercover or covert work. Because, well....., everyone on the other side immediately KNOWS where it's from!

With UK Military proof and ownership marks the pistol is useless for covert or undercover work. It's British Army or at least British Government

I quite agree with you, for example the US Navy order of Welrod pistols complete with BU numbers makes it kind of ludicrous to suggest the source wouldn't be identified.


It seems that BreakeyP's suggestion of M. 1903 pistols being superior for "concealed carry" while in "plain clothes", has been misinterpreted to be some sort of clandestine service "infiltrators/fifth columnists" with deniable arms.

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The only thing I can add is that a General Officer could demand about any pistol he wanted for carry, higher gets even more. It wouldn't be any stretch at all to believe this was owned for a period of time by one of those...therefore allowing it to be procured, refurbed, marked and remain in inventory by the Govt' UK...

Canadian General Officers being issued Browning M.1910s (into the 1990s if not currently) and US General Officers being issued Colt M.1903 & M.1908s...