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CONDITION: The pistol is excellent with 98% plus original parkerized finish showing very slight edge wear, a blued barrel with typical cycling wear and a few nicks in the overall sharp checkering. The holster is fine showing some minor handling/storage marks and tight stitching. The A-2 jacket is good with a sizeable tear on the left sleeve, a couple tiny tears
on the right sleeve and some areas of dry rot. Most of the painting on the back remains. The remaining items are good to very good overall. A well-documented archive that includes
a desirable painted A-2 jacket and identified Model 1911A1 from a decorated Ploesti Raid eyewitness and killed in action USAAF navigator, Lt. Homer S. Gentry Jr., for the serious WWII aviation collector. The A-2 jacket alone makes for a grand statement even in the most advanced WWII aviation collections! A true piece of WWII history worthy of a museum! Provenance: The Saloga Collection.
Estimate: 14,000 - 22,500
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