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Unread 10-31-2012, 10:10 AM   #1
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Default Colt Government Model WWI British purchase

I'm posting for your viewing pleasure photos of my British-proofed Colt 1911 Government Model C-13731 made in 1914 and shipped to Colt's London Amoury Agency in late 1914 or 1915. This Colt was property of 1st Lt. G.C. Wilkins as written on the US Model 1912 Cavalry holster which accompanied the pistol. Wilkins was a Harvard grad who was apparently commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1918. Wilkins apparently purchased the pistol sometime after it was shipped to England. I'm currently waiting for more information from the Harvard Crimson about 1st. Lt. Wilkins and the Colt Archive letter for shipment details.
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