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I purchased a 1964 NM pistol last month. The pistol still has it's original shipping box and inner white bag wrapper. Slide is a Drake and the barrel is Colt. Barrel is fully blued and as far as I can tell completely correct.
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These photos are not so great, my camera is not the best but it does the trick most of the time.
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Very nice! Having the box and bag makes it quite a bit more desirable. I have seen many NM pistols like yours with box and wrap that do not mention the serial anywhere on the package unlike the Arsenal reworks that all seem to have the serial# on the packaging. Can't tell in the pictures if the serial# is there. Thanks for the pictures these things are increasing in value at quick paceLast edited by gfguns; 12-08-2013, 02:17.Comment
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Thanks Johnny and gf for the pictures. Very nice examples.Comment
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I cant take credit for the pictures of the 1964 Drake Slide NM pistol but these are my pictures of a 1966. Just looked at blurry picture #3, definitely not my best effort.
Last edited by gfguns; 12-08-2013, 02:47.Comment
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Hi Greg, there is no S/N on the box or inner bag. I for one was interested in this as I would thought that for inventory purpose they would have added that. The was shipped just in time for Camp Perry so perhaps they just box the pistol and mailed it. There are some pencil markings and a felt tip marking on the box. ON the front there is the word "Drake" in pencil on the top corner on the front or label side. On the back the words "Camp Perry" are in pencil. Also on the back of the box the initials L'A.B. are in felt pen. The period between the L and A is quite high for some reason. Anyway the only other thing of note was there were three WWII magazines with the pistol one a CS on bottom of tab and S on top of the same. The other two are R on top of tab. These are not numbered to the pistol which I've read they should be so I'm guessing the correct issued mag's have been lost at some point.Comment
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Don
Looks like they did not bother to serial number the packaging. I have a shipping document with one of my Army NM pistols and that has the pistol serial number but I have no box with that one. I do believe some of these pistols were sold to the public at Camp Perry and some were ordered through the DCM and shipped to the buyer, please chime in if I am mistaken here. Also I too have read that there were numbered mags but I have never seen them, maybe someone watching this thread has some and will provide a picture.Comment
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Greg I've read a book, I may even have it, that had pictures of several NM 1911's. One photo set showed an early pistol about 1961 I think that had three mags that were electro peened with the full number of the pistol on the sides of the mag bodies. I'll see if it's in my stash of books if I can remember where is was I read it. But the point is that as least at one time or at least one pistol had numbered mags. Could be that SA only did it for a certain period. Seems that some things that SA did were written in stone and some were done almost on a whimsy.Comment
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Greg I had a thought. If the pistols are stacked one on another the end of the box would be all that could be seen. The end tape is missing on both ends of my box. For some reason both ends were opened. but the tape has let go. I would be interested if someone has a box that has all the tape still attacted to the end flaps if there is anything like the S/N wrote on it. Or even any glue residue if there was a inventory label? Could be if there was a label it was removed for the sales records to show whom received the pistol?Comment
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Thanks milgunsguy, nice pair of Army NM pistols thereComment
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I bought this gun from Don C I hope I get all 3 magsComment
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Is there a SRS check on these NM's?Comment
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