SOLD1903 COLT US PROPERTY MARKED US WW2 ISSUE MINT PERFECT W BOX

IN 99+% ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH THE STANDARD PARKERIZED FINISH WE HAVE A US PROPERTY MARKED 1903 COLT POCKET AUTOMATIC IN .32 AUTO. THIS IS IN THE NUMBERED BOX WITH THE ROD AND MANUAL. THIS PISTOL COMES WITH A COLT FACTORY LETTER INDICATING DELIVERY TO SPRINGFIELD ARMORY ON DEC 30, 1944. THIS PISTOL HAS THE US PROPERTY STAMP AND THE CROSSED CANNON CARTOUCHE. THE PISTOL WAS LIKELY ISSUED TO A SENIOR OFFICER OR TO THE OSS OR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. THIS PISTOL WAS STANDARD ISSUE TO GENERAL OFFICERS FROM WW2 THROUGH THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. THIS IS ALIKE NEW EXAMPLE WHICH DID NOT SEE MUCH USE IF ANY. THIS IS A LATER PRODUCTION EXAMPLE. TODAY THESE PISTOLS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS AND ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE OF THE COLT POCKET .32’S. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY CLEAN EXAMPLE AND THE COLT LETTER IS A NICE TOUCH