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| This is Why The Cold M1903 Was The Pistol of Choice for the OSS |
| 2023-05-28 |
| [SANDBOX] The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the United States’ first major intelligence apparatus. During World War II, the OSS acted as spies, saboteurs, and intelligence gatherers and were the spymasters of their day. The OSS would go on to become the CIA. The OSS used a variety of weaponry for their operatives. Although it never had an official pistol, if it did, it would be the widely used M1903 Pocket Hammerless. These days OSS-linked M1903 Pocket Hammerless pistols are quite the collector’s items. I don’t have a U.S. Property marked model with OSS provenance, but I was able to persuade a collector of fine old weapons to let me take his M1903 out to shoot. This hands-on experience gave me a connection with history and made it apparent why OSS operatives preferred the Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 ^ The Colt, not my Dad. He passed in 68! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-05-28 12:22 |
| #4 I have my Dad's .32 Colt Hammerless he carried as a backup during his WWII service in the Secret Service as a member of FDR's Presidential Detail. Tall guy on the left. He carried it the throughout the war and is still in excellent condition. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-05-28 12:21 |
| #3 Bobby Peru in Wild at Heart: "Got a cold steel Smith and Wesson..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-28 10:03 |
| #2 /\ Cold to Colt....Repaired while you waited. |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-05-28 09:39 |
| #1 I like Colt in the headline. It refers to a gun that has not been logged as used in a crime. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-28 07:25 |