Product Details
A RARE .22 (L/R) S.O.E. ISSUE HI-STANDARD MODEL 'B' FULLY-MODERATED SPECIAL OPERATIONS PISTOL, serial no. 97263,
circa 1941, with 8 3/4in. barrel fitted with matching number full-length moderator, the side of breech marked 'U.S. PROPERTY' on the right hand side and the manufacturer's address on the left, blued slide with model-details and rear-sight, blued frame with detachable magazine, safety, take-down latch and chequered walnut grips
Provenance: These clandestine operations pistols were produced for the U.S. military and the C.I.A. during World War Two, with the Model 'B' being discontinued in 1942
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Estimate £1,000-2,000
S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Section 7.3 Eligible.
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