SOLD ULTRA RARE COLT USMC 1909 REVOLVER MATCHING GUN #100!

IN 85% ORIGINAL ALL MATCHING CONDITION WE HAVE A VERY VERY RARE AND SELDOM SEEN COLT MODEL 1909 USMC REVOLVER. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE AS IT IS THE LAST GUN IN THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED SHIPPED TO THE USMC DEPOT IN PHILADELPHIA FROM COLTS ON MAY 24, 1909. THESE PISTOLS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE ARMY AND NAVY MODELS AS THEY HAVE A ROUNDER GRIP SO THEY ARE ALMOST UNIQUE. THE BORE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE MARINE CORPS TOOK IN LESS THAN 1400 OF THESE REVOLVERS INTO SERVICE AND VERY FEW HAVE SURVIVED THE YEARS OF HARD AND ABUSE. FNDING ONE THIS DECENT AND INTACT IS PROBLEMATIC. THIS IS A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE WITH LOTS OF CONDITION AND A GREAT BORE. THE LOCK UP IS TIGHT AS WELL. USMC ISSUED GUNS ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE TO COLLECTORS AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND PISTOLS. ANYONE WH0 COLLECTS USMC WEAPONS MUJST HAVE THIS IS THEIR COLLECTION.