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Searching history of particular pistol
How does one go about searching the history of an individual pistol?
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11-13-2010 10:40 AM
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Sadly, there is no way to search the history of a military pistol. Rarely you will find the number in Springfield Research Service, and in virtually every case it is a snapshot in time with the pistol being in a certain place on a certain date. It may have been recorded as having been shipped out, or just received. That is just one day in the many years since the pistol was built. Colt recorded where it originally shipped the pistols, but once they reached the military, the trail normally ends.
If it is a commercial Colt or Smith & Wesson, a letter from their historical department will tell when and where it was originally shipped.
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Thanks. I was just wondering because John has so many that he has the history on I was just wondering. Is the contact info for Colt historical on their website?
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Originally Posted by
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Thanks. I was just wondering because John has so many that he has the history on I was just wondering. Is the contact info for Colt historical on their website?
Doesn't he though. Kind of makes you wonder. My take is that much of the documentation I've seen really doesn't prove anything and could have been done by anyone with an old typewriter.
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This Colt #810 was shown in the inventory of the USCG Station on Cape Cod, at Chatham, Mass. on 24 Nov. 1937. This information is from Springfield Research Service and anyone is welcome to look it up! I also own #823 which also has the "DEL" stamp. ----
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SRS indicates that this Colt Navy was assigned to the USS MAINE BB 10, and if you don't believe me, check it out!!!!
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Thank You to Badger For This Useful Post:
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Another beauty. I would love to see your collection all in one place at the same time. Although, I would hope they would be under glass to protect them from my drooling over them. Thanks for always posting these gems.
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