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pistol, self-loading, Colt, .455 in M1911, pistol, self-loading

Accession Number

NAM.1963-12-251-224

Description

Colt .455 in automatic pistol Model 1911 British issue 1915.

Units

British Army

People

Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company

Dimensions

Length: 21.4 cm Text: 14 cm Text: .455 in

Inscriptions

Serial number inscribed on the frame: ‘W92032’ Frame: ‘GOVERNMENT MODEL/ W92032’ ‘[crossed flags]’ Slide: ‘COLT AUTOMATIC/ CALIBRE 455’ ‘PATENTED APR. 20, 1897. SEPT. 9, 1902/ DEC. 19, 1905. FEB. 14, 1911. AUG. 19, 1913’ ‘COLT’S PT. F.A.MFG. CO./ HARTFORD. CT. U.S.A.’ Trigger guard: ‘[broad arrow]/ [crown]/ T9/ E’ ‘VP [within a triangle]’ ‘[undecipherable mark]’ Magazine: ‘CAL. 455/ ELEY’ ‘[broad arrow]’