Family Heirloom, Colt Super .38 Automatic

[browningautorifle]

Looks great, don't alter it. Just check the rust and leave it. Now, as for it being his service weapon, no...but they could be purchased for instance at the Kasern in Germay at the US PX. Same as his carbine I guess, which sounds strange as those were still in service then... That was a while back.

Yes, those are nice to shoot.

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[AmEngRifles]

Looks great, don't alter it. Just check the rust and leave it. Now, as for it being his service weapon, no...but they could be purchased for instance at the Kasern in Germay at the US PX. Same as his carbine I guess, which sounds strange as those were still in service then... That was a while back.

Yes, those are nice to shoot.

BAR, he might have purchased the carbine after he left service. It was stolen from his house while I was in college. They missed the pistol because that was kept up under a swivel chair with skirt upholstery. Lol. The things we recall from our youth. I wasn’t supposed to know it was there, but had discovered it YEARS earlier. I would pull it out sometimes to look at it as a kid, but always respected it, never pointed it at my kid brother and would wrap it neatly in the oiled cloth dad had it in.

I do recall the carbine was still in it’s shipping box, as it was still the days when they would mail a gun directly to the buyer. He may have purchased it in the early 60’s??