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Coltautos.com Gun of the Month - May 2004
Colt
Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP, Factory "A" Engraved,
Blue Finish with Mother of Pearl Grips
Colt 1903 .32 serial number 503095 – Factory
engraved "A", blued finish, mother of pearl grips. Shipped January 18,
1930. Pistol was owned by Mr. Mauro Falletta who obtained it in 1930. Mauro Falletta
emigrated from Sicily in the 1890s and began work in the Cadillac plant as
an upholstery installer. He became interested in real estate and eventually
owned a real estate company and an oil company that delivered home heating
oil. During WWII, he served as the local air raid marshal. He
Lived to the age of 101.
The factory letter
confirms the engraving as Class "A" but does not list the mother of pearl
grips. This pistol was shipped on January 18, 1930 to Mr. Fred Moore
at the Colt Armory in a single gun shipment and was processed on Colt
Factory Order Number 17702/1. The letter includes a remark: "It
is of interest to note that Mr. Fred Moore was employed by the Colt Company
serving as Assistant Superintendent and later Superintendent of Machine Gun
production." |
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