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Originally Posted by bodston
Hello JT. Apologies but I stole the Colt 1908 answer from you (in another place) I knew that I had heard of it somewhere before. You own a 1908 if my memory serves me right.
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No apology necessary. Yes, I own one. But to the best of my knowledge, which admittedly is not great, the OSS in the Orient used mainly .32 and .380 Colt pistols. Whether these were for "assasination," as the topic starter wrote, is doubtful, but it certainly makes for an exciting story.
The OSS did purchase a few of the .25s. Although the number is uncertain, the estimate is 200-400 pistols for OSS use. Compare this to the M1903 .32 at 17,000 (this is for all military use, not only OSS), and the M1908 .380 at 3,100.
This information comes from Charles Pate's book, where there is a photo of an OSS officer in China with a Colt .32 pistol.
JT
Re: Weapons of ww2 Quiz
But back then, my knowledge of WW2 was nowhere as much as I do now (It surprises me how much I have learned these past few months-so it was a good idea of mine joining these forums!). The reason for my answer being as it was, well, I think thats best kept a secret...
