One of my favorites purchased on March 27 2004.

[drm3m]

Purchased from the Son of the American vet that brought back this Colt. (He flew with the RAF Ferry Command out of Dorval.)
I managed to get it registered on June 14 2004.
I got a lot of help from the vet’s family when I was doing research on the vet.
The three magazines were loaded with 1941 dated cartridges.

The Tobin family did not live long lives.
The Vet died at age 63, ---the Son that I dealt with died in 2016 at age 67----his Sister who was very helpful died in 2011 at age 64.
There is another Brother and Sister that live in the U.S.-----I believe they are still alive.

I also bought a M1884 Springfield Trapdoor rifle that had belonged to the Vet. (Since traded.)

I was informed by a fellow from the local Legion that this fellow was moving and that he might have some guns for sale.
It so happened that this fellow was a Verifier and he helped me get the Colt registered.





































I went to two Tobin funerals.

 

[R005t3r]

Thank you for sharing those tangible connections to our history. Some people just don't understand why we collect and use these artifacts. For me, it is to be in touch with the past and to experience a tiny bit of history.

 

[55recce]

Cool. My grandfather was an ATA pilot. I never met him. He went missing 2 weeks after the war ended flying a Tempest up the NW coast of the UK and no trace was ever found. First Officer Reginald John Richard Jackson

 

[Jon9021]

Fantastic!

 

[kamlooky]

Fabulous morning read.
Thanks for the thread drm3m

 

[JasonGTA]

Very nice rig, glad to see the history kept with the pistol

 

[atajim]

Cool. My grandfather was an ATA pilot. I never met him. He went missing 2 weeks after the war ended flying a Tempest up the NW coast of the UK and no trace was ever found. First Officer Reginald John Richard Jackson

Could you contact me? Saw you are related to Reginald John Richard Jackson was as you say, went missing with the ATA. I'm researching a book honouring those who lost their lives with this service. We may have already been in touch some years back, but I lost contact details.

 

[kjohn]

A fantastic post and a great keepsake. I have a Luger bring back that a German officer wore in a POW camp where a man from my hometown was held. When it became obvious that the American troops would be arriving, the man asked the officer if he could have his pistol. The Americans came in to the camp and the German officer unbuckled his gun belt and handed it to this man. The fellow came home and eventually gave the pistol to his brother, who then gave it to his son. The brother used to bring it to our indoor range and let us shoot it. I bought it from the son. It came to me with one matching mag, along with the holster and belt. The pistol is is very good condition.