Colt Conversion Unit .22 LR-.45 ACP - Known Examples

Charged to Colt's Loan Account and shipped to the National Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio on August 11, 1938. This was processed on Colt Factory Number 8045 and was one of 10 units in shipment. The letter further remarks that this conversion unit was returned to Colt on November 17, 1938 and reshipped to West Chester Trading Company in Mt. Vernon, New York on December 5, 1938 with 5 other units. This single unit was returned to Colt again on September 16, 1939. There is no further record indicating that subject conversion unit was shipped again from the Colt factory.

Charged to Colt's Loan Account and shipped to the National Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio on August 11, 1938. (Also see U21 which was in this same Camp Perry shipment of 10 units.) This was processed on Colt Factory Number 8045 and was one of 10 units in shipment. The records further indicate this conversion unit was returned to the factory on November 17, 1938 and subsequently shipped to Zeppelin Arms company in Akron, Ohio on December 1, 1938. They purchased the conversion unit at the 1938 Camp Perry National Matches.

Shipped to Thompson-Diggs Company, Sacramento, California on September 1, 1938, (1 of 2)

Shipped to Phil Bekaert, San Francisco, CA

Shipped to Stoeger Arms Company, New York, New York on September 16, 1938. (1 of 4)

Shipped to Von Lengerke & Antoine, Chicago, Illinois on September 2, 1938. (1 of 3)

Shipped to Alexander Kagen, Reading PA on January 24, 1939.

King Gun Sight Company, San Francisco, California on March 3, 1939. Date of Manufacture was February 10, 1939. (1 of 2)

U.S. Government Co. C 11th Infantry P.N.G., Norristown, Pennsylvania. Shipped May 27, 1940 (1 of 1)

Shipped to George Davis, Alton, Illinois, August 30, 1939 (1 of 1)

Shippped to Abercrombie & Fitch Company, New York, New York on February 7, 1941 (1 of 1)

165th Infantry New York National Guard, New York, New York. Shipped February 3, 1940 (1 of 6)

U.S. Government Depot Quartermaster, U.S. Marine Corps Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Colt Factory Order #241 (1 of 30) Shipped Sept. 30, 1941

W.J. Bennett, New York, New York, Sharp Paper & Specialty Company, April 5, 1940 (1 of 1)

Shipped to Richmond Hardware Co, Richmond, VA for The Adjutant General of Virginia, Commonwealth of VA, Fulton Warehouse, Richmond, VA on March 6, 1942 (1 of 11) Processed on Colt Factory Order number 1383.

Sold to the United States Government and shipped May 5, 1942 to the Depot Quartermaster, United States Marine Corps, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Processed on Colt Factory Order Number 241.(1 of 15)

Sold to the United States Government and shipped December 17, 1942 to the Depot Quartermaster, United States Marine Corps, 1100 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1 of 65)

U.S. Government Depot Quartermaster, U.S. Marine Corps 1100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1942, Colt Factory Order #241 (1 of 36)