Coast Guard used the Victory Model well into the 1990’s. The lighter and more compact design made a good fit with for the tight spaces pilots and crew members found inside airplanes of the day.
Navy and Marine aviators carried the Victory Model as a side arm. 38’s produced between 19 had serial numbers with a V prefix and were designated as the Victory Model. While this handgun has more stopping power than the Model 10, the M1911 was more difficult to produce so the military purchased over 250,000 Model 10’s.
The official handgun of the military at the time was the Colt. Over 6 million have been manufactured to date.Īt the start of WWII, the United States was woefully unprepared for a second world wide conflict. The Model 10 is a rugged design yet easy to mass produce. 38-caliber six-shot pistol that first went into production in 1899, known as the.
