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1067
$9,200.00

*EXCEPTIONAL COLT MODEL 1902 MILITARY SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 41194. Cal. 38 ACP. Blue finish with 6″ bbl, fixed sights and usual slide markings with rampant Colt at left rear and rear slide serrations. Hammer is color case hardened with checkered spur and it has a slide lock on left side with a lanyard stud & loop in left heel. Mounted with 2-pc “COLT” marked rampant Colt hard rubber grips and is accompanied by one orig all blue magazine with marked base. There were a total of about 18,000 of these early semi-auto pistols produced in period 1902-1929. They gained immediate acceptance with the public and 200 were sold to the U.S. Army. These fine pistols remained in service well into the 1950s having found great favor with target shooters due to their inherent accuracy from the locked bbl system. They are rarely found today in orig unaltered condition with much orig factory finish. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, as new, appears to be unfired. Retains 98-99% strong, dark, orig factory blue with only faint muzzle end wear on slide and extreme faint sharp edge wear. Hammer retains most of its strong orig case colors. Grips are crisp with only one small nick on right side. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-40595 JR53 (2,000-3,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010
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