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OSS Issued U.S. Colt Model 1903 Hammerless Pistol, Covert Sidearm of America's Wartime Spies
Guns International #: 103424462 Seller's Inventory #: 00012
Category: Colt Pistols - Colt Pistols - 1903
Seller's Information
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Seller: Antique Arms & Collectibles
Company: Antique Arms & Collectibles
Member Since: 10/12/22
First Name: Guy
Last Name: McRee
State: Georgia
Zip: 30040
Country: United States
Phone: (972) 670-8562
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 11
Total Number of Listings: 13
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Personal checks, cashier checks, and money orders
About Us: Long time collector of Colt, Beretta, Browning, and Winchester firearms
Description:
OSS Issued U.S. Colt Model 1903 Hammerless Pistol, Covert Sidearm of America's Wartime Spies.
Serial no. 561548, 3 3/4-inch barrel, .32 caliber. Blued finish with checkered wood grips with Rampant Colt medallions. Right side of frame reads U.S. PROPERTY. Left side with serial number. Accompanying the gun is 2 two-tone period correct magazines. Also included is the factory cardboard box containing its shoulder holster. Box marked HOLSTER, SHOULDER / CAL. 32 & 380 COLT / 1095 - 141-9494. Red Cross labeled olive drab green pouch present [as found with gun].
According to the accompanying Colt factory letter, this Model 1903 Pistol, was one of 900 pistols shipped to the United States Government on September 26, 1944. The shipment was directed to the Property Officer, Supply Division, Office of Strategic Services (OSS), at the Fowler Building in Rosslyn, Virginia, under Colt Factory Order No. 4420. The pistol was furnished with 1 extra magazine and blue finish. This documentation confirms its direct association with the OSS, the World War II predecessor to the CIA, making it a historically significant wartime-issued sidearm. Interesting to note, although there is no conclusive evidence tying this particular serial number to a unit or theater, pistols from the same shipment, only a few serial numbers away, have been documented in late-war Far East service, suggesting this example may also have traveled with OSS operatives in the closing months of the war.
Condition:
Fine to excellent, gun retains most original bluing with minor thinning and spots from storage. Action good, bore strong. Holster with little use evident, just storage and minor handling; outer box with scuffs and separations to ends. This Colt retains an appearance and condition seldom found outside of advanced collections.
Please call or text Guy McRee at 972-670-8562
Price: $12,600.00
Curio/Relic: Yes
Handgun Caliber: .32 ACP (7.65x17mm Browning SR)
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: 1903 Hammerless
Serial Number: 561548