[quote]Originally posted by John Sabato:
<strong>I concur with those that believe that this inscription pre-dates World War I... and since it is unlikely that a government owned and issued pistol would be engraved with the name of a lowly Lieutenant, I would firthjer speculate that this was a personally purchased sidearm...
Very nice photos! Thanks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
John, it's my opinion that the pistol was military issue but engraved privately at the expense of Lt. Bohn. I base my opinion on the pistol being dated, indicative of military issue and not commercial sales. Further, the quality of the script is superb and not what I'd expect of a unit armorer.... unless he was indeed talented. Not impossible, I'm sure, but unlikely IMO.
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