*IDENTIFIED MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1908 GENERAL OFFICER’S POCKET PISTOL.

SN 137422. Cal. 380 ACP. All blue finish with 3-3/4″ bbl, fixed sights and usual slide markings with rampant Colt at left rear end. Right side of frame, above trigger guard is marked “U.S. PROPERTY”. Left rear end of frame is marked with a tiny ordnance wheel. Mounted with full checkered, silver medallion rampant Colt walnut grips. Accompanied by one all blue magazine with marked base plate. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this pistol in caliber 380 with 3-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, sold to U.S. Government and shipped to Springfield Armory “For: Commanding Officer” on Nov. 9, 1944 to Order #4897 in a shipment of 649 same type guns. Additionally accompanied by a notarized statement of Terence John Tully Alford who states that this pistol, identified by SN belonged to his grandfather, Brig. Gen. Terrence John Tully who passed away in 1978. Pistol has remained in the possession of the family since that time until it was sold in 2010. Also accompanied by an official U.S. Army photograph, and as marked on the back side, of Brig. Gen. Tully, dated “Italy, March 1944”. Gen. Tully, in the picture has Signal Corps emblems on his lapels. Gen. Tully was born in 1900 and was a graduate of West Point, Class of 1920. He rose through the ranks to become Brigadier General on Feb. 23, 1944. Gen. Tully served at various posts around the U.S. and the Philippines until 1940 when he was assigned to Fort Benning, GA as the Div. Signal Officer, 4th Div. and was transferred to Camp Gordon, GA in the same capacity until May 1942 when he became Corps Signal Officer at Jacksonville, FL. In June 1942 he was ordered to the North African Theater of Operations as Corps Signal Officer. In October 1944 he returned to the U.S. and was assigned to Washington, D.C. in 1945. Gen. Tully received the Legion of Merit Medal and the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his duties in WWII between 1942 and 1944. PROVENANCE: U.S. General Officer Pistols: A Collectors Guide by Kevin Williams and Dr. John W Brunner (Phillips Publications, NJ 2014) Gun is listed on pp. 24 and 100 as being issued to BG Terrence John Tully. Gun is accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this pistol in Caliber 380 with 3 -3/4” bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, sold to U.S. Government and shipped to Springfield Armory “For: Commanding Officer” on Nov. 9, 1944 to Order #4897 in shipment of 649 same type of guns. Included in this shipment was the pistol of Brigadier General Jonathan Lane Holman also being sold in this auction. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Overall retains about 97-98% crisp orig blue with the only losses several freckles of rust on right side of slide with a few tiny pinpricks on left side. Grips are crisp with one small bruise on right side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to be new & unfired; magazine is equally new. 4-55191 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 2155

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	2155	$6,900.00	IDENTIFIED MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1908 GENERAL OFFICER’S POCKET PISTOL. SN 137422. Cal. 380 ACP. All blue finish with 3-3/4″ bbl, fixed sights and usual slide markings with rampant Colt at left rear end. Right side of frame, above trigger guard is marked “U.S. PROPERTY”. Left rear end of frame is marked with a tiny ordnance wheel. Mounted with full checkered, silver medallion rampant Colt walnut grips. Accompanied by one all blue magazine with marked base plate. Also accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this pistol in caliber 380 with 3-3/4″ bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, sold to U.S. Government and shipped to Springfield Armory “For: Commanding Officer” on Nov. 9, 1944 to Order #4897 in a shipment of 649 same type guns. Additionally accompanied by a notarized statement of Terence John Tully Alford who states that this pistol, identified by SN belonged to his grandfather, Brig. Gen. Terrence John Tully who passed away in 1978. Pistol has remained in the possession of the family since that time until it was sold in 2010. Also accompanied by an official U.S. Army photograph, and as marked on the back side, of Brig. Gen. Tully, dated “Italy, March 1944”. Gen. Tully, in the picture has Signal Corps emblems on his lapels. Gen. Tully was born in 1900 and was a graduate of West Point, Class of 1920. He rose through the ranks to become Brigadier General on Feb. 23, 1944. Gen. Tully served at various posts around the U.S. and the Philippines until 1940 when he was assigned to Fort Benning, GA as the Div. Signal Officer, 4th Div. and was transferred to Camp Gordon, GA in the same capacity until May 1942 when he became Corps Signal Officer at Jacksonville, FL. In June 1942 he was ordered to the North African Theater of Operations as Corps Signal Officer. In October 1944 he returned to the U.S. and was assigned to Washington, D.C. in 1945. Gen. Tully received the Legion of Merit Medal and the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his duties in WWII between 1942 and 1944. PROVENANCE: U.S. General Officer Pistols: A Collectors Guide by Kevin Williams and Dr. John W Brunner (Phillips Publications, NJ 2014) Gun is listed on pp. 24 and 100 as being issued to BG Terrence John Tully. Gun is accompanied by a Colt factory letter which identifies this pistol in Caliber 380 with 3 -3/4” bbl, blue finish, type of stocks not listed, sold to U.S. Government and shipped to Springfield Armory “For: Commanding Officer” on Nov. 9, 1944 to Order #4897 in shipment of 649 same type of guns. Included in this shipment was the pistol of Brigadier General Jonathan Lane Holman also being sold in this auction. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Overall retains about 97-98% crisp orig blue with the only losses several freckles of rust on right side of slide with a few tiny pinpricks on left side. Grips are crisp with one small bruise on right side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to be new & unfired; magazine is equally new. 4-55191 (4,000-7,000) – Lot 2155 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*IDENTIFIED MARTIALLY MARKED COLT MODEL 1908 GENERAL OFFICER’S POCKET PISTOL.