Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number
196547 Factory Roll Marked "W.P.D. No. 18" on right side of
frame - Model M .32 with factory rollmark "W.P.D. No. 18" on
right side of frame above grip. This was one of 21 guns
marked "W.P.D. No. 1-21" on the frame ordered by the
Woonsocket, Rhode Island Police Department. Pistols
with this marking were shipped between March 3, 1915 - March
6, 1919. Five .380 caliber Model M pistols marked "W.P.D.
No. 1-5" sn 107889 - 108903 were shipped on March 13,
1930.
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![](images/1903ph-196547-WPDNo18.jpg)
"January 7, 1916
860/1 Woonsocket Police - 1/4/16
M - Auto 32 - Blue - Rubber
Roll on right side of frame
W.P.D. No 18"
Known Examples
181083 |
WPD No. 2 |
181290 |
WPD No. 9 |
195339 |
WPD No. 15 |
196547 |
WPD No. 18 (pictured) |
287678 |
WPD No. 21 |
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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number
196547 Factory Roll Marked "W.P.D. No. 18" on right side of
frame (left side)
![](images/1903ph-195339c-421B7379.jpg)
![](images/1903ph-195339a-421B7373.jpg)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number
195339 Factory Roll Marked "W.P.D. No. 15" on right side of
frame (left side)
![](images/1903ph-WPD-14Up-Targeted.jpg)
"December 30, 1915
860/4 Woonsocket Police - 12/24/15
M - Auto 32 - Blue - Rubber
Roll on right side of frame
W.P.D. No. 14 + up. Targeted" |