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Colt Detective Special .38 serial number 788537 -
Nickel plated and factory inscribed Laurence Zygmunt on rear
grip strap.
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Colt Detective Special Serial Number 788537 - left
side.
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Colt Detective Special factory inscribed "Laurence Zygmunt"
on the rear grip strap. Inscription is unusual in that it is
a hand engraved facsimile of Laurence Zygmunt's signature.
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Colt Detective Special Round Butt Serial Number 788537
with 2" barrel - Blue finish with checkered walnut
grips. Marked on left of barrel:
DETECTIVE SPEC.
.38 COLT N.P. CTG.
Factory letter confirms inscription on the
backstrap and shipment on August, 31, 1961 to L.F. Zygmunt
c/o General Aircraft Supply Corp., Detroit City Airport,
Detroit, Michigan. This was a one gun shipment processed on
Colt Factory Order number 10310.
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Colt Detective Special Serial Number 788537 - right
side.
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Right side of barrel marked:COLT'S PT.
F.A. MFG. CO.
HARTFORD CONN U.S.A.
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Serial numbers marked inside the crane. |