Finally, won a lot of three or four

[Olle]

Originally Posted by alanint

Think about it. Would the US government get involved with the issuing of a patent-infringing foreign made pistol, which is essentially a rip-off of a domestically designed firearm?

And consider that Colt was an extremely powerful and connected corporation at the time with a very cozy relationship with the US government.

No, it doesn't make a bit of sense, and if they issued an aviator pocket gun in WWI it would probably have been have been a 1903 or 1908.

My buddy knows that it's a very long shot, so he bought it at a price where he couldn't lose too much ($300, I believe). Still, you hear about this aviator gun now and then, so I wonder what it could be... or if it even exists?

BTW: Here's a few pictures. You can't really see the Colt horse and legend, but if you look closely you can see the US Property stamp on the right side.