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Colt Model 1908 .380 ACP Police Department Marked
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W.P.D. - Woonsocket, Rhode Island Police Department

Model M W.P.D. Marked .32

Model M .32 with factory rollmark "W.P.D. No. 18" on right side of frame above grip. This was one of 21 guns marked "W.P.D. No. 1-21" on the frame ordered by the Woonsocket, Rhode Island Police Department. Pistols with this marking were shipped between March 3, 1915 - March 6, 1919.  Five .380 caliber Model M pistols marked "W.P.D. No. 1-5" sn 107889 - 108903 were shipped on March 13, 1930.

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181083 WPD No. 2
181290 WPD No. 9
196547 WPD No. 18 (pictured)

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