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Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP
Serial Number 165082
Factory Master Engraved by William H. Gough
Nickel Plated, Mother of Pearl Stocks

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Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP Serial Number 165082 Factory Master Engraved by William H. Gough Nickel Plated, Mother of Pearl Stocks - The records indicate this pistol was shipped out as a .25/c, 2", in the Green state for engraving, with the final finish to be nickel and Pearl stocks. A factory order number 555 was assigned to this pistol for the work and it was shipped to Murta Appleton & Company in Philadelphia, PA c/o William Gough on May 29, 1917, a shipment of 1 gun.

For other factory engraved Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP pistols by William H. Gough, See:

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