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New, to me, M1903 Colt Part 2
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09-16-2009 01:16 PM
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Very interesting find! Not sure what to do with it, but it certainly adds character to the pistol!
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Of course this could have just been a scrap piece of metal the gun smith that changed the grips had laying around
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Looks like someone ruined a nice piece of history for no reason. The pearl grips didn't break because they were not supported in the frame cutouts, as they virtually always broke from either over tightening the grip screw, or being dropped.
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I tried NARA AAD for Ray G Rhodes without a hit and also G Rhodes but nothing obvious came up. L.T.R.C. possibly one term; LT. would be the correct abbreviation for Lieutenant. Last line possibly 4th Bn 2nd INF Rgt but that's just a guess. Interesting item.
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Colt letter
I sent away to Colt for a factory letter on this, and it arrived today
Finish: Blue
Type of Stocks: Not listed
Shipped To: Lt. Wm. C. Kashner
Address: Unavailable
Date of Shipment: March 21,1919
Number of same type guns in shipment: 1
I am guessing; this would have been a special order? Does type of stock not listed mean no stocks or just the standard?
I tried googling Mr Kashner, but I only found a William C. Kashner as a Purdue allumni now deceased. No hits on NARA AAD either. Not sure what to do with the info, but interesting.