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Description: | 1. COLT D.A. 45
2. "UNITED STATES PROPERTY"
3. U.S. ARMY MODEL 1917
4. No 60504
5. prancing horse trademark
6. JMG inspector's mark
7. LT C. TURNER
8. 6 F.A
9. 212557
"United States Property" mark indicates that this weapon was exported to an Allied nation during the Second World War as part of the Lend-Lease scheme. 6 F.A mark may represent 6th Field Ambulance, but service history of Lt Turner is not clear from the Army Lists.
Colt US Army M1917 revolver | 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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