As I mentioned in quite a few other threads, my Great-grandfather was a rare breed of man. He started what would be considered an ROTC program while at Phillips Exeter Academy in 1916, buying the uniforms, drill rifles, and Target rifles out of his allowance. ($54.65 for Two Dozen uniforms, a bunch of drill rifles, and a few functional ones)
He later served in the Army, retiring as a Lt Col, having commanded a Shore Battery Division during WWII.
He was also an accomplishment engineer with Consolidated Edison, and ran their returning veterans program.
The help I am looking for is trying to sort out what he would have owned for a personal handgun.
I found his 1945 License from New York, and am hoping I can get some help sorting out what his handgun was.
It was a .38 caliber Colt, seemingly an Automatic, with potentially a stupidly low serial number.
Any thoughts or insight?
He later served in the Army, retiring as a Lt Col, having commanded a Shore Battery Division during WWII.
He was also an accomplishment engineer with Consolidated Edison, and ran their returning veterans program.
The help I am looking for is trying to sort out what he would have owned for a personal handgun.
I found his 1945 License from New York, and am hoping I can get some help sorting out what his handgun was.
It was a .38 caliber Colt, seemingly an Automatic, with potentially a stupidly low serial number.
Any thoughts or insight?