Howdy from San Diego
While serving in Vietnam in 1967 while on perimeter patrol around our flight line we encountered a North Vietnam sapper squad a fire fight took place after it was over as the norm we searched the NVA bodies and one of them had a .38 Colt 1911A1 in his wait band.
I pick it up took back to our unit reported in to Army Intel during my debrief (AAR).
Made a claim for the Colt hand gun and brought it home as a legal war trophy.
What makes my .38 super Colt unique to me is that on top of the slide just forward of the ejection port has the Crest of The United States engraved on it.
It has no civilian Colt prefix (Cxxxx) on the Serial number, but have Colt inspectors and acceptance stamps.
The finish is phosphate a deep Grey (close to the M-16A1 finish) the grips have a storage rack number painted with white paint.
The grips are brown plastic and are military issue since it has the part number on the back of each half,
By the serial number and by Colt letter of authenticity my Colt was made in 1947 and shipped to Vermont no other information is provided.
Some time back the American Rifleman had a article on ,38 Colt supers that the Army presented to each Officer upon graduation from OSC at Fort Benning Georgia back in the 1950's.
If you can shed any additional information on the history of my Colt or have a copy of the NRA article please burn me a copy I for ever be grateful.
Thanks
Safe shooting and happy traiils
BB24424L
PRK.