Hi,
I'd like to share with the milsurp forum a couple of rare Canadian handguns.
For those not familiar with the Inglis Diamond, it's an Inglis hi-power variant made during the final four days of production at the Inglis factory in 1945. It's believed that Inglis only made 50 pistols with this side logo, and most are found within two very small 9T serial ranges. For anyone seeking in-depth knowledge on the Inglis Diamond, or the Inglis Hi-Power in general I would suggest reading Clive Law's book "Inglis Diamond". Within the 50 or so Inglis Diamonds produced, there's a lot of variation including gold plating.
9T3079 was presented to Melville Ross Gooderham by the president of Inglis for his contributions to the war effort at the end of WWII. Mr. Gooderham was a Canadian Army veteran of WWI and became a multi-millionaire owning 45% of the Toronto company Manufacturers Life. It was Gooderham's grandfather who founded the company with Sir John A. MacDonald in 1887. The pistol came into possession of another member on this site who had purchased it directly from Gooderhams son. The previous owner of the pistol was kind enough to send me a detailed letter with the pistol explaining the provenance when I purchased it, here on CGN. This is the earliest observed Inglis Diamond I'm currently aware of.
9T3079's diamond logo was applied before parkerizing the gun, with the serial number applied after parkerizing and remaining in the white. I think this was one of the first attempts to apply the logo to slide.
9T3619 is from the second serial range, and is a consecutive serial number to the example owned by the Centre for Forensic Sciences in Toronto . Unfortunately, I don't know the history of this example other than it was discovered by a friend who's also a member here on CGN at a small regional gun show many years ago. Any new information would be very appreciated.
9T3620 background photo from Clive Law's book "Inglis Diamond"
On this slightly later example the diamond logo was applied after parkerizing at the same time as the serial number and both remain in the white.
I would be extremely interested in seeing other examples of the Inglis Diamond if other members own any.
Thanks for looking, all comments are welcome.
-Steve
I'd like to share with the milsurp forum a couple of rare Canadian handguns.
For those not familiar with the Inglis Diamond, it's an Inglis hi-power variant made during the final four days of production at the Inglis factory in 1945. It's believed that Inglis only made 50 pistols with this side logo, and most are found within two very small 9T serial ranges. For anyone seeking in-depth knowledge on the Inglis Diamond, or the Inglis Hi-Power in general I would suggest reading Clive Law's book "Inglis Diamond". Within the 50 or so Inglis Diamonds produced, there's a lot of variation including gold plating.
9T3079 was presented to Melville Ross Gooderham by the president of Inglis for his contributions to the war effort at the end of WWII. Mr. Gooderham was a Canadian Army veteran of WWI and became a multi-millionaire owning 45% of the Toronto company Manufacturers Life. It was Gooderham's grandfather who founded the company with Sir John A. MacDonald in 1887. The pistol came into possession of another member on this site who had purchased it directly from Gooderhams son. The previous owner of the pistol was kind enough to send me a detailed letter with the pistol explaining the provenance when I purchased it, here on CGN. This is the earliest observed Inglis Diamond I'm currently aware of.
9T3079's diamond logo was applied before parkerizing the gun, with the serial number applied after parkerizing and remaining in the white. I think this was one of the first attempts to apply the logo to slide.
9T3619 is from the second serial range, and is a consecutive serial number to the example owned by the Centre for Forensic Sciences in Toronto . Unfortunately, I don't know the history of this example other than it was discovered by a friend who's also a member here on CGN at a small regional gun show many years ago. Any new information would be very appreciated.
9T3620 background photo from Clive Law's book "Inglis Diamond"
On this slightly later example the diamond logo was applied after parkerizing at the same time as the serial number and both remain in the white.
I would be extremely interested in seeing other examples of the Inglis Diamond if other members own any.
Thanks for looking, all comments are welcome.
-Steve
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