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Originally Posted by DWalt
Pate mentions a shipment of 50 revolvers to the Coast Guard on 7/25/42, with "U. S. COAST GUARD" on the backstrap. Given the top strap stampings, it's likely yours was shipped to the U. S. Navy and not to the Coast Guard, and there is probably no way to determine when or by whom the USCG frame engraving was applied. Or even if it was ever transferred to the USCG. It will be interesting to see what the letter says.
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I'm mailing the check tomorrow to get a factory letter. Hopefully the turnaround won't be too long. I am very curious. Like you, I believe it wasn't under an official contract to the USCG. The stamping could have occurred during the war or postwar from a transfer from another branch as surplus. I imagine this gun stayed with the service many years after the war. Unfortunately, there is no way to know. I'll keep you guys posted!