Delaney and 'Operation Rome' by Lawrence Cortesi which discuss Rielly’s unit’s entry into Rome. Included are copies of pages from 'The Blue Devils in Italy: A History of the 88th Infantry Division in World War II' by John P. He enlisted on September 25, 1942, and was a member of the 88th Reconnaissance Division of the 88th Infantry Division “Blue Devils.” His unit was the first to enter Rome. Staff Sergeant John Rielly (also spelled Riley, Reilly, and Reilley in some of the included source material) captured this pistol during the Italian campaign. Although the caption of the WPA pistol in Rankin's books lists that serial number as '221231P', the serial number is actually '321231P' as can be seen in the picture, and thus, it is consecutively numbered to this pistol. The WPA pistol (321231P) is identical in the level and detail of the engraving and has the same presentation grips as this pistol (321232P). The West Point Museum pistol is pictured in the book 'Walther Vol II: Engraved and Presentation Pistols' by Rankin on page 36. This beautiful, and certainly rare, pistol is consecutively numbered to the matching pistol housed in the West Point Academy (WPA) Museum that was captured from General Wolff in the last days of the Italian Campaign. Himmler' signed Model PP presentation pistol. This is a beautiful, all original, and 'brand-new' to the collector market, Walther full factory engraved 'H.
