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RARE DOCUMENTED FACTORY ENGRAVED & SILVER PLATED COLT 1908 HAMMERLESS POCKET SEMI AUTO PISTOL WITH PEARL GRIPS & FACTORY LETTER
24-2217
Cal. 380 ACP.
S# 88163.
Bbl. 3 3/4″. Seldom encountered in any condition, John Brunner states in the Spring 1995 article published in The Rampant Colt (page 57), “303 in caliber 380 were engraved”. Article additionally states that a mere 19 of the 380s we silver plated beginning with S# 8962 in 1911. Sides of frame, slide, front and back straps accented with Class A style floral scroll engraving with punch dot background. Pistol is stocked with 2 piece mother of pearl grips having Rampant Colt medallions.
UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Colt Archive letter stating the following: Serial Number: 88163/ Caliber: 380/c/ Barrel Length: 3 3/4″/ Finish: Silver/ Type of stocks: Pearl/ Factory Engraved: Yes/ Sold To: Hirsch Mercantile Company/ Address: Unavailable/ Shipped to: Baker, Hamilton & Pacific Company/ Address: San Francisco, California/ Date of Shipment: September 23, 1925/ Colt Factory Order: # 10285/ 1/ Number of Same Type Guns in Shipment: 1″. Photocopies of 2 pages from John Brunner article featured in Spring 1995 edition of “Rampant Colt” magazine. MAGS: one 7 rd. silver plated mag.
STATUS: CURIO
