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Photos courtesy of Frank Karl
Model M in .380 ACP caliber serial no 9398 - The back strap is engraved "LPD
No.77". The previous owner attributes the inscription to the
Lorain, Ohio Police Department, however, the two shipments
suggest that the destination of these guns was somewhere
near Boston, Massachusetts (perhaps Lynn, Massachusetts). There were two shipments
totaling 100 guns in this contract. One shipment of 50
went to Iver Johnson Sporting Goods and the other shipment
of 50 went to William Read and Sons.
Of the 100 guns shipped, known examples include: L.P.D. No.
22, L.P.D. No. 23, L.P.D. No. 31, L.P.D. No. 58, L.P.D. No.
71, L.P.D. No. 77 |
