MORE PATTON PISTOLS
The Remington single shot was Patton's very first pistol - gotten around 1902.
The 1905 was Patton's first automatic pistol purchase.
The Colt .45 belonged to a good friend of Patton's in the 15th Cavalry during the expedition to Mexico. When he died (about 1925), he left it to Patton in his will.
The Walther PP was a presentation to Patton from the 90th Division - one of two they gave him (a "pair") - the other is at VMI. The 90th Division had captured a Walther factory and had a pistol engraved for every General officer in the Third Army. Patton was the only one to get two.
The Tokarev was a presentation from the Russian General that Patton drank under the table in May of 1945. The inscription basically thanks Patton for helping beat those *#%&@ Germans and was presented at Amstettin GE.
The little colt needs no explanation - the grips have the stars of a General and "GSP" in the grips. They are made from US silver quarters.
Patton's .38 cal Colt used for the Olympics of 1912.
All photographs courtesy of the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Ft Knox, KY.
posted by Couvi | 5:58 PM
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Wow, what a general! These pictures are great! And that .45 is beautifully engraved. Hats off.
The Patton purchase Colt "1905" is not a Model 1905 at all, but is a Colt 1903 .38 ACP Pocket Pistol (not to be confused with the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless). It looked a lot like a Model 1905, but the Model 1905 was in .45 ACP and had a military model square grip. The Model 1905 production had been stopped in 1911 due to the advent of the 1911 .45 ACP but the .38 ACP Pocket Model stayed in production until the 1920's. This particular pistol was most likely shipped by Colt in December 1913 as other pistols in this serial range were shipped at that time.
I had no idea that Patton was awarded a Tokarev.
They're an interesting pistol, clearly a variant of the Browning designs, using a high velocity evolution of the the .30 Mauser cartridge. They completely omit a safety.
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