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Description: | COLT AUTOMATIC CALIBRE 455
GOVERNMENT MODEL
JJ
Colt prancing horse trademark
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.
London commercial proof marks. The 'JJ' marking is a London Armoury Company internal inspection mark. One of 400 pistols, the second batch sent for commercial sale to the London Armoury Company on 10 January 1916 before the commencement of military contracts for British forces.
high lustre blue finish | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co, Hartford, CT, USA | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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