Lieutenant Lentz operating the punching operation on the receiver of a Colt's Automatic 45, Pistol at Colt's Pat. Fire Arms Plant in Hartford, Connecticut in April 1918. This image was censored and released on May 10, 1918 by the Historical Branch, Notes: 9080.

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