Colt Model M Collector's Information

COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS & RELATED ITEMS
General Characteristics	General Specifications & early Colt Model M advertisement.
Advertising brochures	Three period countertop giveaway brochures for the Model M.
American Airways Examples	Model M .380 with AA marked holster
Barrel Bushing .380s	Consecutive serial number barrel bushing .380s
Boxes	Type I & Type II Factory Boxes
Cutaway	Two factory cutaway .32s
Engraving	Three factory engraved .380s and one factory engraved .32
Finishes - Deluxe	Factory gold plated .32 with mother-of-pearl grips and factory engraved and silver plated .380 with mother-of-pearl grips.
Gold Inlaid	Factory gold inlaid Model M .32 and two .380s
Grip Types - Deluxe	Factory deluxe grip types: deluxe monogrammed mother of pearl, hand checkered walnut and recessed medallion ivory.
Grip Types - Standard	Hard Rubber Standard Grip Types
Holsters	Four period holsters for the Model M.
Inscriptions	Four factory inscribed .32s
Lanyard Loop	Model M .380 with original Factory Lanyard Loop
Magazines	Magazine variations
Pre/Post-War Variations	Two unusual Model M .32 examples.
Presentation Cases	Deluxe blue lined factory presentation case for the Model M
Purse Holsters	Period coin purse holster for the Model M
Shoulder Holsters	Two shoulder holsters for Model M pistols
Standard Commercial Variations	Types I, II, III, IV, V
Type I Detail	Five Model M .32 Type I (variations. (detailed photos)
Type II Detail	Model M .32 Type II variation. (detailed photos)
Type III Detail	Model M .32 Type III variation. (detailed photos)
Type IV Detail	Model M .380 Type IV variation. (detailed photos)
Type V Detail	Model M .380 & .32 Type V variation. (detailed photos)
Tin Shipping Box	Two Model M .32 Tin Shipping Boxes
Unfinished Frames and Slide	Two Frames and one Slide in various milled states
United Air Lines Marked Variation	Model M .380 marked "Property of United Air Lines" with holster.
Unusual Serial Numbers	Model M .380 serial number 1 and Model M .32 serial number 6
FOREIGN MILITARY CONTRACTS, POLICE ORDERS & SHIPMENTS
Belgian Contract (WWI)	Belgian Contract Model M .32, original tin shipping box and a Belgian contract example with FN 1922 holster.
B.M.C.P.	Two British Maritime Customs Police marked .380 pistols (second & third shipments)
British Broad Arrow Proofed	Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 blued, with Broad Arrow marks and British holster.
British Lend-Lease	Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 parkerized, U.S. Property marked pistol shipped to England for use in WWII.
British Proofed	British Proofed Model M Type I .32 and Type III .380, British Lend Lease Shipment
Concession Francaise Changhai	Model M .380 with factory roll mark from cancelled Concession Francaise Changhai contract.
Dutch Contract	Two Model M .32 Dutch Contract pistols, one painted black with original holster, one blue in original box with holster and documentation.
Indonesian Military Presentation from U.S. Military	Presented by Gen. W.C. Westmoreland to General Umar Wirahadikusumah, Chief of Staff, Army of the Republic of Indonesia (1971)
Japanese Shipment	Model M .32 with original Japanese holster.
OSS Provenance	Four Model M .32s shipped to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII
OSS / CIA Provenance	Two Model M .32s in the 966,000 serial number range with OSS / CIA Provenance
Philippine Islands Shipment	Model M .380 inscribed LT F.J. ALFAREZ with period flap holster.
Shanghai Municipal Police	First Contract Shipment
Shanghai Municipal Police	Fourth Contract Shipment (Shanghai Water Works)
Shanghai Municipal Police	Thirteenth Contract Shipment
Shanghai Municipal Police	Twenty-first Shipment
Western Australia Police Contract	Model M .380 W.A.P. marked contract variation.
U.S. MILITARY & AGENCY ISSUED VARIATIONS
U.S. General Officer Pistols Rigs	Model 1903 .32 and 1908 .380 (Model M) with original General officer belt, buckle and holster. Detailed photos of gold belt buckles.
U.S. Army Contract Pistols .380 ACP	Four Model M .380 pistols (two issued to U.S. General Officers.)
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issues to Brig. Gen. Garland C. Black	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Brig. Gen. Garland C. Black with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Major Gen. Albert Eger Brown	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Major Gen. Albert Eger Brown with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Major Gen. James Lawton Collins	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Major Gen. James Lawton Collins with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Lt. Gen. Marshall S. Carter	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Lt. Gen. Marshal S. Carter with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Brig. Gen. Robert S. Israel, Jr.	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Brig. Gen. Robert S. Israel, Jr. with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Gen. George C. Marshall	The issued factory engraved and gold inlaid sidearm of Gen. George C. Marshall.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Lt. Gen. Frank W. Milburn	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Lt. Gen. Frank W. Milburn with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Brigadier General Lotha A. Smith, USAF	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Brig. Gen. Lotha A. Smith with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Brigadier General Ralph A. Snavely, USAF	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Brigadier General Ralph A. Snavely, USAF
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .380 ACP issued to Brig. Gen, Joseph Burton Sweet	The issued .380 caliber sidearm of Brig. Gen. Joseph Burton Sweet with military history.
U.S. Army Contract Pistols .32 ACP	Four blued and two parkerized Model M .32 pistols. (two issued to OSS, two issued to G-2/MIS)
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Lieutenant General David V. Bennett	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Lieutenant General David V. Bennett with accessories and military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General Charles M. Duke	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General Charles M. Duke with military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General Edgar C. Erickson	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General Edgar C. Erickson with military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Brig. Gen. Lester Grawunder	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Brigadier General Lester W. Grawunder with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Brig. Gen. Kermit Hansen	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Brigadier General Kermit Hansen with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Lt. Gen. Ben Harrell	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Lt. General Ben Harrell with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General Mervyn Mackay Magee	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General Mervyn Mackay Magee with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General Lloyd Roosevelt Moses	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General Lloyd Roosevelt Moses with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Brig. Gen. Harold C. Maison; reissued to Brig. Gen. Marshall B. Garth	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Brig. Gen. Harold C. Maison; reissued to Brig. Gen. Marshall B. Garth
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General George Robinson Mather	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General George Robinson Mather with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General Ben F. Taylor	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General Ben F. Taylor with accessories and military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Major General Herbert George Sparrow	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Major General Herbert George Sparrow with extensive military history.
Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP issued to Col. Howard A. Van Auken	The issued .32 caliber sidearm of Col. Howard A. Van Auken, USA.
U.S. Navy Contract Pistols	One Model M .32 and two Model M .380 pistols (early and late Navy variations).
POLICE DEPARTMENT MARKED VARIATIONS
Model Ms .32 and .380 with factory roll markings and factory engraved inscriptions of various Police Departments
B.P.D.	Binghamton, New York Police Department
Detroit Police	Detroit, Michigan Police Department
G.P.D.	Gloversville, New York Police Department
L.P.D.	Lorain, Ohio Police Department
P.D.N.Y.	New York City Police Department
Med. P.D.	Medford, Massachusetts Police Department
M.P.C.	Metropolitan Police Commission (Boston PD)
W.P.D.	Woonsocket, Rhode Island Police Department

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