Rich DiFlorio Collection

Colt Service Model Ace Serial Number SM2033 - WWII issue, RS inside a Box for Colonel Robert Sears.  The slide is numbered to the gun.

Close-up of the R.S. ordnance mark.

Colt Service Model Ace SM2033 right side view.

Right side close-up of serial number. Note: there is no UNITED STATES PROPERTY mark above the serial number on the frame as there is on some guns in this serial number range.

Left side close-up of Service Model Ace slide markings.

Top view of Stevens sight

This pistol has the transitional Stevens sight with the elevation screws plugged. Matching serial number 2033 under firing pin stop on the rear of the slide.  Notice the lower groove to accommodate the lug present on the bottom of the firing pin.

Left profile view of Stevens sight.

Floor place markings on the base of the two-tone magazine "COLT" over "22 ACE L.R." over "SERVICE MODEL"

Right side view of two-tone Service Model Ace magazine.