*RARE COLT MODEL 1902 SPORTING SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.

*RARE COLT MODEL 1902 SPORTING SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 8045. Cal. 38 ACP. Blue finish with 6″ bbl, fixed sights and coarse serrated front grasping grooves and checkered round hammer spur. Sides of slide have standard markings with rampant Colt in a circle at left rear end. Mounted with checkered rampant Colt hard rubber grips and accompanied by one full nickel magazine with patent date marked base. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 7,500 of these fine pistols were produced in the period 1903-1908. They were extremely popular with the buying public and usually saw hard service. They remained in service well into the 1950s with target shooters due to their inherent accuracy. Given their long service life it is rare to find one today in full orig configuration with orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Slide retains 96-97% strong, glossy orig blue with slight muzzle edge wear and some minor thinning on left side; frame retains 96-98% glossy orig blue with some very minor thinning on front & backstraps and a couple of candy stripes on front part of frame; hammer retains about all of its brilliant case colors and trigger about all of its bright niter blue; magazine is fine. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, has been fired but very little. 4-45841 JR240 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1078	$4,312.50	RARE COLT MODEL 1902 SPORTING SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 8045. Cal. 38 ACP. Blue finish with 6″ bbl, fixed sights and coarse serrated front grasping grooves and checkered round hammer spur. Sides of slide have standard markings with rampant Colt in a circle at left rear end. Mounted with checkered rampant Colt hard rubber grips and accompanied by one full nickel magazine with patent date marked base. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms* only about 7,500 of these fine pistols were produced in the period 1903-1908. They were extremely popular with the buying public and usually saw hard service. They remained in service well into the 1950s with target shooters due to their inherent accuracy. Given their long service life it is rare to find one today in full orig configuration with orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Slide retains 96-97% strong, glossy orig blue with slight muzzle edge wear and some minor thinning on left side; frame retains 96-98% glossy orig blue with some very minor thinning on front & backstraps and a couple of candy stripes on front part of frame; hammer retains about all of its brilliant case colors and trigger about all of its bright niter blue; magazine is fine. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, has been fired but very little. 4-45841 JR240 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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