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Author Name: Timothy J Mullin
Title: American Beauty: The Prewar Colt National Match Government Model Pistol
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Type: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Collector Grade Publications Inc 1999
ISBN Number: 0889352526 / 9780889352520
Seller ID: 080518393
Free U.S. Media Mail with orders over $25!by Timothy J Mullin Deluxe First Edition, 1999 72 pages, 69 illustrations, 20 in color Times were different then. The stock market crash of October, 1929 heralded the worst depression in American history. At the same time, one-handed target shooting was considered by many to be a very popular and highly respectable pastime. In January, 1932, Colt's introduced their hand-fitted, premium-grade National Match Government Model pistol. Eminently suited for target shooting, the National Match carried a sticker price of $40.00 in the days when a brand-new Government Model cost $21.00 or $22.00. Perhaps this is why they were made for only eight short years, and why they may well be rarer, in terms of numbers produced, than the Colt Paterson or Walker. Includes 20 spectacular color photos of factory-engraved guns and other authenticated upgrades, including double-carved ivory grips!
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