Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number
196547 Factory Roll Marked "W.P.D. No. 18" on right side of
frame - Model M .32 with factory rollmark "W.P.D. No. 18" on
right side of frame above grip. This was one of 21 guns
marked "W.P.D. No. 1-21" on the frame ordered by the
Woonsocket, Rhode Island Police Department. Pistols
with this marking were shipped between March 3, 1915 - March
6, 1919. Five .380 caliber Model M pistols marked "W.P.D.
No. 1-5" sn 107889 - 108903 were shipped on March 13,
1930.
"January 7, 1916
860/1 Woonsocket Police - 1/4/16
M - Auto 32 - Blue - Rubber
Roll on right side of frame
W.P.D. No 18"
Known Examples
181083 |
WPD No. 2 |
181290 |
WPD No. 9 |
195339 |
WPD No. 15 |
196547 |
WPD No. 18 (pictured) |
287678 |
WPD No. 21 |
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number
196547 Factory Roll Marked "W.P.D. No. 18" on right side of
frame (left side)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number
195339 Factory Roll Marked "W.P.D. No. 15" on right side of
frame (left side)
"December 30, 1915
860/4 Woonsocket Police - 12/24/15
M - Auto 32 - Blue - Rubber
Roll on right side of frame
W.P.D. No. 14 + up. Targeted" |