Through my job, I have the facilities to find good opportunities in weapons. But finding a 1917 military model in France in this condition is a miracle. I was contacted by an individual who inherited this pistol. Stored in a metal canteen filled with grease, it did not deteriorate. Grease has dried here and there and I haven't been able to get it all off yet but I'm hopeful.
I already have three civilian Colts from 1915, French government contract. It would be extraordinary for this to be one of the 500 purchased in 1917 at the Springfiel arsenal, still for the French army. But it seems to me that it would be impossible to determine. Shame.
Still, I stop looking for a US WW1 soldier. I don't think I can find better...
In fact, I'm not unhappy at all... Here is my WW1 "Band of Brothers". 2 US military and 3 French Contract.
The last one has the rare milling done by/for the French Army for fitting the skeleton stock.
French Canteen? Maybe something like this...WWII French mess kit/canteen combo? Out on a limb here. This one's dated 1945. I'm trying to keep in mind that the French definition of "canteen" might be a bit different from ours? Who knows? I believe the Germans had something similar?
Why get miffed? Like the grease we are simply curious.
Too much to ask for a pic of said ‘canteen’?
Military or Aunt Jemimas I’m just curious what the ‘container’ it was stored in looks like is all.
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