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A 2'-barrelled version was made in limited numbers and was referred to as the вЂњJunior CommandoвЂќ in government records.ДЇrom a 'collectible' standpoint, there are fewer Colt revolvers running around out there. Issue of the Commando revolvers to military personnel was limited. to guards and other non-military personnel. The Commando was in production from 1942 through early 1945 and was distributed primarily by the Defense Supplies Corp. It was a slightly modified a version of the Official Police with a 4' barrel, parkerized finish and plastic stocks given the somewhat fanciful вЂњCommandoвЂќ name. revolvers from Colt during the Second World War. In addition to the Victory Model, the government procured more than 45,000. A 2'-barrelled version was also produced but in very limited numbers.

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The serial number prefix was changed to вЂњVSвЂќ on subsequent production guns to indicate that change. In December 1944, a hammer block safety device was added to the Victory Model after an accidental discharge aboard a ship that killed a sailor. It has been verified that some of the Victory Models were carried into combat by Marine Raiders. Many were carried by Navy and Marine aviators (such as the one reportedly carried by вЂњPappyвЂќ Boyington on this monthвЂ™s cover) and others were supplied to plant guards and other security personnel. By April 1942, S&W was in full production of Victory Models, and by the time production ceased, some 900,000 were delivered to the U.S.

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