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THBFactory Inscribed Colt Model 1905 with Holster Stock
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About Auction
LiveSep 12, 2018
This single-owner sale features unique and diverse examples spanning every stage of firearms development from early matchlocks to the closing days of World War II. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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.45 caliber, 5" barrel, S/N 4534. Engraved on the top left side of slide H.E. Rossell U.S Navy. Blued finish, Colt-made leather holster and stock combination. Checkered walnut grips. This pistol was shipped to Robt Woods who was the Paymaster at the United States Naval Academy on February 19, 1910. Factory letter comes with the pistol attesting to the inscription and the holster combination.
Henry Eastin Rossell, the officer whom the engraving is dedicated served as an Assistant Naval Constructor, earning a Masters of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1915. He served at the Brooklyn Naval yard during the First World War, and was transferred to the Philadelphia naval Yard in 1919, and would earn the rank of Commander, taking over the Command of the Naval Construction Corps. After retiring from the Navy, Rossell returned to MIT and was a Professor of Naval Construction. Throughout his career in the military and academia, Rossell contributed to many scholarly works on the subject of naval construction and engineering.This pistol retains most of the original blue finish. With some fading, some staining on the left side of the slide. The frame has some flaking and thinning. Retaining the high fire blue finish on the extractor. Hammer retains most of the case colors. Grips are excellent. Bore is excellent. The holster and stock combination is very good. No numbers on the stock lug. A very rare Colt with Military history and stock combination.Condition
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