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"Professor Nicholas Saunders said: "The bullet we found came from a Colt automatic pistol, the type of gun known to be carried by Lawrence and almost certainly
by bootload 11y ago
"Professor Nicholas Saunders said: "The bullet we found came from a Colt automatic pistol, the type of gun known to be carried by Lawrence and almost certainly not used by any of the ambush's other participants."
M1911?
- gozur88 11y agoMost likely, yes. An excerpt from a letter by his brother Frank: "The Colt is a lovely pistol. The more I examine it the more I like it. There is a vast gulf between it and the ordinary revolver. If you want anything in connection with it which you don’t want to write for I could get it for you. They keep two weights of bullets, I think 200 and 230 grains. The lighter weight has considerably higher velocity and penetrating power, though I suppose less shock." >This would indicate that both Frank and T. E. had Colt automatics that used the 200 or 230 grain bullets. In 1914 this would have been the .45 caliber Model 1911. (The British also used the Colt 1911 in .455 caliber, but this chambering was not introduced until 1915.) http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/telawrence.htm http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/telawrence.htm
- bootload 11y agointeresting quotes. what tipped me off was what appears to be .45 ACP HP (flat tip) in the article. cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_ACP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_ACP