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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP & Model 1908
Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP - Police Department Marked Factory Inscribed
Pistols
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Detroit Police -
Detroit, Michigan Police Department |
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Factory Inscribed Detroit Police Colt Model M .32 ACP
serial number 134233 - The contract for the Detroit
Police Department guns numbered 50 guns that were shipped in
1912. This example has "Detroit Police 1307" inscribed on
the grip safety. Colt Factory Letter confirms these
features and indicates that the gun was one of 50 shipped to
Fletcher Hardware, Detroit, Michigan on July 17,
1912.
Factory Inscription on Grip Safety - Detroit Police No.
1307
Detroit Police No. 1307 - Right side
Photos courtesy of Emilio
Aftermarket inscribed Detroit Police Colt Model M .32 ACP serial number 832
with period shoulder holster - The contract for the Detroit Police
Department guns numbered 50 guns that were shipped in 1912. This example has
"Detroit Police 1388" inscribed on the grip safety. This number is higher than
the highest number of the contract, but the serial number of the gun is way
earlier than the contract. The Detroit PD may have picked these guns up on the
second hand market and had it inscribed like the guns from the contract, to
issue to an officer. It could also have been done independently by a Detroit PD
employee.
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