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Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol.

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Firearms - Pistol

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Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol.

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Title
Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol.
Names
United States. Office of War Information (Sponsor)
Palmer, Alfred T. (Photographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Firearms - Pistol

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1942
Topics
Firearms
Hands
Fists
Handguns -- 1900-1999
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Printed on verso: "A soldier in training at Ft. Knox, Ky., demonstrates the use of one of America's renowned weapons, a Colt pistol. Much changed in appearance from the gun that was famous on our frontiers nearly a century ago, this .45 caliber automatic is one of the standard weapons of our modern army. (June 1942)"
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17261498
Barcode: 33333159465455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3794f070-c551-012f-a105-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1942: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cdc3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cdc3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1942). Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cdc3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Fort Knox: Colt automatic pistol.