1221A RARE DOCUMENTED FACTORY ENGRAVED & SILVER PLATED

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 7,500.00 USD
Estimated at 15,000.00 - 22,000.00 USD
COLT 1908 HAMMERLESS POCKET SEMI AUTO PISTOL WITH PEARL GRIPS & FACTORY LETTER. 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. CONDITION: Frame retains 70% of its original delicate silver finish with flaking & crazing. Slide retains approx. 40% factory silver with areas of flaked finish showing to start of light pin prick oxidation to bare metal. Grips are sound with missing chips around escutcheons at both sides. Bore shows strong rifling with light frosting in grooves. Mechanically excellent. (24-2217/BH). CURIO. $15,000-22,000