Quartermaster's Depot, U.S. Marine Corps

Philadelphia, Penn.

Quartermaster's Depot, U.S. Marine Corps building

Marine Corps Supply Activity, also known as Quartermaster's Depot, U.S. Marine Corps, is a historic office building and warehouse located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of South Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Marine Corps in two sections in 1904 and in 1908.

The Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, now known as the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, was founded as the Schuylkill Arsenal in 1799.

This Colt Officer's Model revolver was shipped to:

The Quartermaster's Depot in 1939

Colt Officers' Model Target .38 (1939) heavy 6 in. bbl.

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