Sale
These are Colt Pistols of Brig. Gen. James P. Hannigan, First Dean of Students, Texas A&M University. They are being sold together, not separately.
Pistol Number One – Colt 1911A1 Government Model, SN - C160965
This pistol was manufactured in January of 1931 and factory inscribed, ‘Presented to Lt. J. P. Hannigan by Men of the Gray Horse Battery’. It was shipped to a dealer, DN Walford, with locations in Washington DC and Annapolis, MD. Also included with the pistol are the factory test target and original pamphlets.
Pistol Number Two – Colt Model 1903 Hammerless Pocket Automatic Pistol, SN - 566945
This pistol was manufactured in mid-1944, US Property marked, and shipped to Springfield Armory who then distributed them to officers. The Colt Archive Letter is attached. The letter does not tie this pistol to Hannigan; however, John W. Brunner wrote a book which has become an industry standard on the 1903 titled, The Colt Pocket Hammerless Automatic Pistols. I obtained a copy, and this serial number is listed as issued to Hannigan (attachment ‘1903 Issued to Hannigan’).
