Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

TOKAGYPT 58

Date

1958

Materials

STEEL, BAKELITE

No. Pieces

2

Height

12.8

Length

20

Width

3

Description

1. SEMI-AUTOMATIC 9MM .45 CAL PISTOL WITH BROWN BAKELITE GRIPS WITH HORIZONTAL FLUTED GROOVES. STAMPED INTO LEFT SIDE OF SLIDE IS "TOKAGYPT 58" AND "CAL. 9MM PARA". ALSO ON LEFT SIDE OF SLIDE IS LOGO WITH EAGLE AND LOGI AND "MADE IN HUNGARY FEG 1958". SERIAL NUMBER "E12929" IS STAMPED INTO RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME BEHIND TRIGGER AND ON TOP OF SLIDE. 2. MAGAZINE. RECTANGULAR TAPERED MAGAZINE WITH SPRING LOADED PLATFORM AND CIRCULAR VENTS. "626" STAMPED INTO BOTTOM.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-FIREARM

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

DONOR WAS BORN IN SASKATCHEWAN AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE AT AGE 8. JOINED THE CANADIAN MILITARY AND THEN ATTENDED SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY. WORKED FOR 25 YEARS AS A PROBATION OFFICER AND SOCIAL WORKER IN FAMILY COURT. DONOR PURCHASED PISTOL IN VANCOUVER IN 1970 OUT OF PERSONAL INTEREST. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVERY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNCOVER ANY NEW INFORMATION REGARDING THE PISTOL'S HISTORY, BUT LEARNED THESE DETAILS ABOUT THE DONOR FROM HIS LETHBRIDGE HERALD OBITUARY: "ALEXANDER ROBERT 'MAC' MCQUARRIE, BELOVED HUSBAND OF MRS. JULIE L. MCQUARRIE OF LETHBRIDGE, PASSED AWAY AT THE ST. MICHAEL'S HEALTH CARE CENTRE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1997 AT THE AGE OF 59 YEARS... MAC WAS BORN IN PRINCE ALBERTA, SK AND GREW UP IN LETHBRIDGE. HE RECEIVED HIS PILOT'S WINGS IN THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND SPENT THREE YEARS IN THE LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE REGIMENT. HE ATTENDED SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AND RETURNED TO LETHBRIDGE, WHERE HE WORKED FOR THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA AS A SOCIAL WORKER FOR 25 YEARS." *UPDATE* ON JUNE 17, 2021 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES APPROVED A MOTION TO DEACCESSION 175 MILITARY-RELATED ARTIFACTS FROM ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION. THIS ARTIFACT AND ITS RELATED PIECES WAS ONE OF THE OBJECTS DEACCESSIONED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEACCESSION, OTHER ARTIFACTS DEACCESSIONED AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE FORESEEN DISPOSAL OF THE DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS, PLEASE REFERENCE THIS OBJECT’S PERMANENT FILE. *UPDATE* AFTER CIRCULATING A LIST OF DEACCESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSFER TO CANADIAN PUBLIC MUSEUMS, THE ARTIFACT WAS NOT REQUESTED FOR TRANSFER. IN AUGUST 2021, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEACCESSIONED ARTIFACT WOULD BE DIVESTED OF THROUGH PUBLIC SALE. PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE FOR DETAILS ON THE SALE.

Catalogue Number

P19970088001

Acquisition Date

1997-09

Collection

Museum

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