I spent the better part of three days working on an old home, fixing up the plumbing and cleaning roots out the sewer line last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was a mess, to say the least. An old friend had moved into his family home which was not lived in for almost 7 years. It took a lot of work. I dropped by a few days later to do another little fix-up on his bathtub. As I was leaving, he went into his Dad's old office and came out with this pistol.[attachment 226514 P3160274.JPG]
He handed it to me and said, " This is yours." He felt that I had done so much for him that I needed a "Tip".
I have done some research on this gun and holster and here is the scoop. The Colt was made in 1924, and came nickle plated and equipped with the bone grips from the factory. I field stripped it and give it a cleaning. I would doubt if it has fired more than one box of shells in its life! All of the inner works look factory fresh and are in perfect condition. This was the type of pistol a high ranking officer would have carried during the time from WW1 to about Korea.
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The holster is the type issued to fighter pilots and was used to carry his side arm in the aircraft. While most carried the 1911 .45 auto, they might have carried this pistol instead. From the condition of the holster and pistol, I doubt if this rig was ever carried. It is just to pristine. My friend got it years ago from and old man who told him it belonged to his Dad and it had spent all its life in a sock drawer, buy had been in his family as long as he could remember.
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This has to be the best tip I have received in all my years of plumbing! DC
He handed it to me and said, " This is yours." He felt that I had done so much for him that I needed a "Tip".
I have done some research on this gun and holster and here is the scoop. The Colt was made in 1924, and came nickle plated and equipped with the bone grips from the factory. I field stripped it and give it a cleaning. I would doubt if it has fired more than one box of shells in its life! All of the inner works look factory fresh and are in perfect condition. This was the type of pistol a high ranking officer would have carried during the time from WW1 to about Korea.
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The holster is the type issued to fighter pilots and was used to carry his side arm in the aircraft. While most carried the 1911 .45 auto, they might have carried this pistol instead. From the condition of the holster and pistol, I doubt if this rig was ever carried. It is just to pristine. My friend got it years ago from and old man who told him it belonged to his Dad and it had spent all its life in a sock drawer, buy had been in his family as long as he could remember.
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This has to be the best tip I have received in all my years of plumbing! DC
