Image Lot Price Description


1667
$1,437.50

*PUSAN JIN IRON WORKS HAND MADE COPY OF 1911 PISTOL.

SN 247. Cal. 45 ACP. Hand made copy of 1911 pistol and identified by markings on slide by being Pusan Jin Iron Works. Made for local consumption utilizing some orig U.S. military components. A very close outward resemblance of a 1911 and somewhat close dimensionally. Appears to have left their manufacturing facility in the white as there are no traces of finish after detailed disassembly. A truly interesting in-theater manufactured weapon. PROVENANCE: Gerard Ruth Collection, ex Alex Chauffe SR. CONDITION: Outward condition appears to be fine. Believed to have been manufactured and left in the white, but no knowledge of its metallurgy strengths or weaknesses. 51036-12 TDW (1,000-2,000) C&R – Lot 1667


Auction: Firearms - October 2016
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