General Patton Revolver

[Texas Star]

No, it was the Remington 51 that was given to him. His Colt Pocket Hammerless .380 was issued to him. Neither had pearl grips. As others have mentioned, Patton had an intense dislike of pearl. His small autos had the standard stocks with stars inlaid. He also wore a Colt Detective Special on occasion with the standard walnut stocks.

Regards,
Kevin Williams

Good catch, Kevin!

Can anyone tell if that's a .45 auto with ivory grips in the shoulder holster, on the tank? He may have had one of those, too.

 

[JeffNW]

If you like to read about Patton, I can recommend two books by Rick Atkinson. They are An Army at Dawn-The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 and The Day of Battle-The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. Both are highly detailed about those phases of WWII with several vignettes about Patton, his quirky personality, his relationship with his superiors, his equals, and his troops.

It is my understanding that the Patton Museum is scheduled to move to Ft. Benning, GA sometime next year as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Plan. I believe that about 15% of the collection will remain at Ft. Knox.

Bob

For the Rick Atkinson fans(or for those who like to read about WWII history)his third volume in the "Liberation Trilogy"-Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle is due out in May. The book is entitled The Guns at Last Light, The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945(I preordered it yesterday).