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LOT 1339
Excellent World War I U.S. Army
Smith & Wesson Model 1917 Double
Action Revolver - Serial no. 20296,
45 ACP cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish,
walnut grips. Manufactured in 1918. The
revolver has “UNITED STATES PROPERTY” on the
barrel underside, flaming ordnance bomb on the
frame, eagle head inspection marks, and matching serial numbers on the
butt, right grip, cylinder and barrel.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% plus original blue finish with faint
light muzzle wear, light cylinder drag mark, slight loss on the front strap,
and some light handling marks. Grips are also excellent with some light
handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Dr. Robert Azar Collection; Private Collection.
Estimate: 3,500 - 4,750
LOT 1341
Excellent World War II U.S. Ithaca Model
1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol - Serial
no. 1228949, 45 ACP cal., 5 inch round bbl.,
parkerized finish, plastic grips. Manufactured
in 1943. Fixed sights, with the left side of the
slide marked “ITHACA GUN CO., INC./ITHACA,
N.Y.”, and “P” on top, Atwood inspected frame,
checkered stamped trigger, thin hammer and
arched mainspring housing, serrated slide catch
and thumb safety, reinforced Keyes Fibre grips,
“L” marked magazine and a blank chamber
barrel. An included National Rifle Association
letter addressed to Major Michael W. Rose
(USAF, Ret.) explains some of the markings
on the pistol.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 97% plus
original parkerized finish with some scattered
light handling marks and edge wear. The
grips are also excellent with crisp checkering.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 1340
Very Fine U.S.
Union Switch
& Signal
Co. Model
1911A1 Semi-Automatic
Pistol - Serial no. 1077369, 45 ACP cal., 5 inch round
bbl., Du-Lite/blue finish, plastic grips. In May 1942,
U.S. Ordnance placed an order with the Union Switch
& Signal Company for the production of 200,000 Model
1911A1 pistols, an order which was later reduced to just 55,000. All of
the completed pistols were delivered to U.S. Ordnance throughout the
course of 1943, while World War II was still at its height. According to
the table on page 144 of “U.S. Military Automatic Pistols: 1920-1945” by
Meadows, this specific pistol falls within a shipment of 7,770 pistols (serial
numbers 1,076,065 to 1,083,834) sent in August 1943. Features fixed blade
front and notch rear sights, a correct blued barrel marked with “P” and “HS”
(High Standard) on the recoil lug, along with checkered short stamped trigger,
magazine release, thumb safety, narrow spur hammer, slide catch, and arched
mainspring housing with lanyard loop. The left
side of the slide bears the “USS” monogram and
Swissvale, Pennsylvania, address, with circled
“R.C.D.” (Robert C. Downie) inspection and “P”
stamps on the left of the frame, while the right
side of the frame bears the U.S. property marking,
serial number, and model designation. Fitted with
a pair of Keyes Fibre Co. brown checkered plastic
grips marked “star/K” on the interiors and a full-
blued magazine marked “R” on the toe.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 75% plus original
Du-Lite and 90% plus original blue finishes with minor edge wear, minor cycling wear, scattered minor
visible patches of brown patina/freckling, some light handling marks, and clear markings. The grips are
also very fine with some light handling marks in the otherwise crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Thomas Whiteman Collection.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 1338
Exceptional Documented 1913 Production
U.S. Army Contract Colt Model 1911
Semi-Automatic Pistol Rig with Holster,
Belt, and Pouches - Serial no. 31329, 45 ACP cal.,
5 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured in early
1913, the second year of U.S. Army contract Colt Model 1911 pistol
production. This example falls within a shipment of 1,000 pistols (serial
number range of 30,451 to 31,450), listed in the tables on page 515 of
“U.S. Military Automatic Pistols: 1894-1920” by Meadows and page 380
of “Colt .45 Service Pistols” (1991 publication) by Charles Clawson, sent
to the U.S. Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois on May 10, 1913. Features correct
fixed oval blade front and rounded notch rear (phased out during 1913
production) sights, a blued barrel marked with “5” on the underside along
with “P” and “H” on top of the chamber hood, a short grip safety, smooth long trigger,
straight mainspring housing with a lanyard loop on the base along with checkered slide stop, thumb safety, magazine
release, and wide spur hammer. The slide bears the two-line, two-block patent dates and Colt address on the left with
uncircled Rampant Colt behind the serrations, along with the U.S. Army model marking on the right side and “H” marked at
the top of the hammer recess. The left side of the frame bears the U.S. property marking and circled “WGP” (Maj. Walter G.
Penfield) monogram inspection mark, with the early “No” (“o” with underline) prefix serial number on the right side. Fitted
with a pair of diamond pattern checkered walnut grips and unmarked two-tone blued magazine with pinned lanyard loop
base. Includes a “US” embossed brown leather M1916 pattern flap holster
marked “KEYSTON/BROS./J.P.” on the rear, a M1912 pattern Mills Woven
Cartridge Belt Co. web pistol belt marked “W. E. STANLEY U. S. A.” in black
ink, two “1913” dated Mills woven dual magazine pouches with brass “eagle
seal” snaps, and four extra correct two-tone blued magazines with pinned
lanyard loop bases (one being a “keyhole” variation).
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine retaining 85% plus bright original blue
finish with some light holster-pattern edge wear, some minor cycling wear, some thinning on the grip straps with crisp
roll-marks. The grips are very fine with some limited light handling wear in the otherwise crisp checkering, mostly on the
right panel. Mechanically excellent. The holster and belt rig are fine.
Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000