A VERY SCARCE BEESLEY PATENT .45 (ACP) 20-ROUND MAGAZINE FOR A COLT '1911' SELF-LOADING PISTOL

BEESLEY, 2 ST. JAMES'S ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1916

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A VERY SCARCE BEESLEY PATENT .45 (ACP) 20-ROUND MAGAZINE FOR A COLT '1911' SELF-LOADING PISTOL
BEESLEY, 2 ST. JAMES'S ST., LONDON, CIRCA 1916
With blued finish and brass oval plate bearing maker's details; together with A BROWN LEATHER FLAP HOLSTER FOR A COLT '1911' PISTOL WITH POCKET FOR A 20-ROUND MAGAZINE; and A DEACTIVATED COLT .45 (ACP) '1911A1' SELF-LOADING SERVICE PISTOL, serial no. 2131826

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The Beesley 20-round magazine was developed for use in aerial combat and saw limited issue with Royal Naval Air Service flyers who were issued Colt '1911' pistols chambered for .45 (ACP) during the First World War.

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