Originally Posted by tenntex32

I have 3 Colt Civilian Model of 1917 revolvers and all 3 most likely came through Shapleigh's Hardware.

I have been able to scrounge up several factory letters for other Colt Civilian Model 1917 examples in the same serial number range as my examples and they all show to have gone there from the factory. (It seems likely they were shipped in 500 count batch(s) to Shapleigh's on July 28th of 1932. I have read where Shapleigh's may have received as many as 1000 total of them but the factory letters I have scrounged up thus far simply show a 500ct batch, with the same order number of 3622, shipping in July of 1932.)

It seems to have been a very busy place at one time when it comes to selling guns.