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Phil Bozza CollectionColt Model 1911A1 S/N 825604
- This pistol was shipped October 22, 1942 in a shipment of 3200 guns to the
Commanding Officer, Springfield Armory. It has a "WB"
inspection mark.
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WB inspector mark is for Col.
Waldemar S. Broberg, Hartford/Springfield Ordnance District.
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Right side
![](images/1911a1_825604g.JPG) Close-up of serial number, United
States Property mark and model designation.
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Close-up of serial number.
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Faint ordnance wheel on the rear
right side of the frame.
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Matching serial number under firing pin
stop.
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P proof on top of the slide forward of
the rear sight.
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Colorful letter written by the soldier to
whom the gun was originally issued.
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