*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE IDENTIFIED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1900 SECOND ARMY CONTRACT SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.

*EXTRAORDINARILY RARE IDENTIFIED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1900 SECOND ARMY CONTRACT SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 1501. Cal. 38 ACP. Standard model 1900 military semi-auto pistol with blue finish, 6″ bbl, half moon front sight and retains its orig sight safety rear sight. It has deep front slide serrations with a color case hardened hammer spur and original crudely checkered wood grip panel. Accompanied by a patent date marked nickeled magazine. This exact pistol is the first production piece of the second Army Contract which was altered for production after a compilation of officers’ reports from testing of the initial Army Contract pistols. These reports were compiled & collated by Capt. Odus C. Horney, who was at that time, stationed at the Springfield Armory and in charge of collating officer test comments. Capt. Horney designed a condensed report of officers’ field tests that were easily read and understood. Through Capt. Horney’s persistence and coordination with the Colt Factory and John Browning, he was able to alter the orig design to include the deeper front slide serrations and on later models to have the grip frame extended with a lanyard loop in the left heel with a commensurately 1-rd longer magazine which became the Model 1902 military. When the 200 Model 1900 military pistols were recalled, returned to Colt and sold, Colt refurbished and presented serial number “1501”, this pistol, to Capt. Horney in 1903 which presentation is reported in the book The Government Models, Goddard. This rare pistol is the only recorded presentation Model 1900 military pistol. PROVENANCE: Peter Wainwright Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Slide retains 96-97% strong refurbished blue finish with orig feathers by front sight. Frame retains 95-96% strong orig factory blue that is thinning in areas with front & back straps turning plum. Grips are very fine and retain much orig varnish with bright fire blue screws on left side. Hammer retains most of its orig factory case colors while the sight safety is blued. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-38174 JR12 (9,000-14,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1059	$10,350.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE IDENTIFIED PRESENTATION COLT MODEL 1900 SECOND ARMY CONTRACT SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 1501. Cal. 38 ACP. Standard model 1900 military semi-auto pistol with blue finish, 6″ bbl, half moon front sight and retains its orig sight safety rear sight. It has deep front slide serrations with a color case hardened hammer spur and original crudely checkered wood grip panel. Accompanied by a patent date marked nickeled magazine. This exact pistol is the first production piece of the second Army Contract which was altered for production after a compilation of officers’ reports from testing of the initial Army Contract pistols. These reports were compiled & collated by Capt. Odus C. Horney, who was at that time, stationed at the Springfield Armory and in charge of collating officer test comments. Capt. Horney designed a condensed report of officers’ field tests that were easily read and understood. Through Capt. Horney’s persistence and coordination with the Colt Factory and John Browning, he was able to alter the orig design to include the deeper front slide serrations and on later models to have the grip frame extended with a lanyard loop in the left heel with a commensurately 1-rd longer magazine which became the Model 1902 military. When the 200 Model 1900 military pistols were recalled, returned to Colt and sold, Colt refurbished and presented serial number “1501”, this pistol, to Capt. Horney in 1903 which presentation is reported in the book The Government Models, Goddard. This rare pistol is the only recorded presentation Model 1900 military pistol. PROVENANCE: Peter Wainwright Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Slide retains 96-97% strong refurbished blue finish with orig feathers by front sight. Frame retains 95-96% strong orig factory blue that is thinning in areas with front & back straps turning plum. Grips are very fine and retain much orig varnish with bright fire blue screws on left side. Hammer retains most of its orig factory case colors while the sight safety is blued. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-38174 JR12 (9,000-14,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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