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Old 07-16-2017, 09:55 PM
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Your Colt comments are interesting. Gen. Wm. Donovan, head of OSS, gave a four-inch Official Police to Ian Fleming when Fleming was a Royal Navy intelligence officer and knew Donovan. It was in Fleming's hand on some book jacket photos. Fleming also owned a Colt New Service .45 with 5.5 inch bbl. I think this may be the "long-barreled Colt .45" that Bond had under the dash of his Bentley in the 007 books.
Fleming also had a Ruger .22 MkI. I have mentioned it several times previously. I once passed up the chance to buy it - cheap. James Bond Creator Ian Fleming's Ruger MKI Pistol
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