This is my kinda Colt Government Model carried in combat by two Canadians!!

[John HOLBROOK]

Here is the Colt. It was sold to the Canadian Government and issued to Lt. Pearson. Later is was handed down to Lt O'Brien, his nephew and carried in WW ll.. The bore is in excellent condition.... The term "been there, done that" certainly applies to this Colt.....

[Oyaji]

Definitely has that "been there, done that" provenance. Was it customary for the Canadian forces to engrave the name and rank of the person to whom a pistol was issued? Thanks for the post, John. Very interesting bit of history.

[John HOLBROOK]

Yes it was common to mark their sidearms.. I have owned at least two others so marked...

[gbethu]

great examples John...glad to see you back up and at 'em.

[SMOKEY]

Lines always so smooth, never sharp edges

[kwill]

That looks familiar! Good to "see" you, John.

Canadian officers usually bought their own uniforms, including their sidearm. They commonly engraved their names so that their government didn't try to take the pistol back at some point.

[John HOLBROOK]

What's good about Canada is they have good archives and the info is easy to obtain like these War Diaries from the 2nd Division.... I have owned several Colts and two Inglis BHPs that were used in both wars....

[Emri]

Is that "war diary" kind of like a ship's log ?? Where they briefly outline events of the day ??

[Shooter5]

That is neat!

[Chaz]

John, Jim Oldfield was my Department Chair at OSU in the mid 70's. I have great admiration for the man so please let me know should you decide to let his pistol travel down the road. Thanks.

[kwill]

John, Jim Oldfield was my Department Chair at OSU in the mid 70's. I have great admiration for the man so please let me know should you decide to let his pistol travel down the road. Thanks.

I'm missing something...who is Jim Oldfield?

[John HOLBROOK]

[Chaz]

When I knew him, Dr. Oldfield was a gentleman's gentleman and a world-class scientist.

[varifleman]

Excellent post John; love those WWI Colt autos!

[Bhauer]

Great pistol with a fantastic history! Very cool!