Expert 1911 USGI Colt Collector's Advice Needed

calibrator · 01-20-2011, 06:03 PM

Hoping to sell these as a set at a local gunshow soon. Would appreciate it if a knowledgable collector (or 2) could please provide a fair market value. I know these are a pair of Colt Contract mags made by Ridson and are WW II vintage. Each has a M1921 DUMMY round (from the Evansville Ordnance Plant) inserted. The pouch is a Russell dated 1918 (hard to see in pic). It's unique feature is the Unit Marking on the inside of the flap, CO. "A" 187th TK. BN. . TK. BN. stands for Tank Battalion. I researched several years ago and had info but have since misplaced it. There was such a unit in the ETO during WW II. I would think the marking would provide some provenance and make it more attractive to an Advanced collector. Thanks in advance for any input !! Best Regards !! Joe

01-20-2011, 06:03 PM	#1
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 340 Thanks: 67 Thanked 271 Times in 108 Posts	Expert 1911 USGI Colt Collector's Advice Needed Hoping to sell these as a set at a local gunshow soon. Would appreciate it if a knowledgable collector (or 2) could please provide a fair market value. I know these are a pair of Colt Contract mags made by Ridson and are WW II vintage. Each has a M1921 DUMMY round (from the Evansville Ordnance Plant) inserted. The pouch is a Russell dated 1918 (hard to see in pic). It's unique feature is the Unit Marking on the inside of the flap, CO. "A" 187th TK. BN. . TK. BN. stands for Tank Battalion. I researched several years ago and had info but have since misplaced it. There was such a unit in the ETO during WW II. I would think the marking would provide some provenance and make it more attractive to an Advanced collector. Thanks in advance for any input !! Best Regards !! Joe Last edited by calibrator; 05-03-2015 at 03:28 PM.