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MONTHLY FEATURES

2008
June Colt Super Match .38 Super - Factory Nickel/Pearl shipped to Fishman's Sporting Goods Co., Inc., Springfield, Illinois
May Colt 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP - Shipped to Anderson Hardware Company, Atlanta, Georgia
April Colt Model .22-.45 Conversion Unit Serial Number U-902 - Shipped to Abercrombie & Fitch, February 7, 1941.
 
March Colt Model M .380 marked B.M.C.P. for the TIENTSIN "British Maritime Customs Police"
February Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 Serial Number 141001 (ca. 1916)
January Colt Model 1900 Sight Safety Serial Number 2015 (ca. 1901)
2007
December Colt Service Model Ace .22 Long Rifle Serial Number SM1513 (ca. 1939) in original box with accessories
November Colt Model 1903 .32 ACP (Model M) Serial Number 378031 (ca. 1921) with British Proof and Broad Arrow marks
October Colt Super .38 serial number 36797 - U.S. Government Contract
September Colt Government Model serial number C88578
August Colt Model of 1911 U.S. Army serial number 2425
July Colt Model M Type III - early type III variation.
June Colt Woodsman Sport .22 Long Rifle - Inscribed "ACL"
May Colt ACE .22 Long Rifle - factory nickel finish
April Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP serial number 90175 - factory engraved.
March Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP pistol serial number 136813 - Model M .380 pistol issued to Brigadier General Lotha A. Smith, USAF
February Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP Factory Inscribed with Mother of Pearl Grips
January

Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP Factory Gold Plated with Mother of Pearl Grips
2006
December

Early Pre-WWII Colt .22 - .45 Service Model Conversion Unit serial number U21.
November Colt Model 1902 Military .38 ACP - early example with checkered front serrations, British proof marks and holster.
October

Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP, World War I Navy Contract
September Colt Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" Marked .380 ACP issued to Major General Albert Eger Brown with Details of his Distinguished Military Career
August Colt Model of 1911. U.S. Navy, last shipment with Navy slide markings from 1915.
July

Colt ACE .22 Long Rifle - factory engraved with "B" coverage, mother of pearl grips.
June Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP - factory engraved display piece.
May Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP, Serial number 469 - first year of production
April Colt Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" Marked .380 ACP issued to Brigadier General Ralph A. Snavely (USAF) with Details of his Distinguished Military Career
March Colt Government Model Serial Number C5
February Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP shipped with with factory nickel finish and medallion ivory grips.
January Colt Model 1911A1 Transition - serial number 700001
2005
December Colt Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" Marked .32 ACP issued to Major General Lloyd Roosevelt Moses with Details of his Distinguished Military Career
November Colt Model M .380 ACP cancelled "Concession Francaise Changhai" French Shanghai Contract
October Factory Inscribed Colt Model M .32 Detroit Police Department Contract.
September Colt Woodsman Bullseye Match Target Serial Number MT3069 - with provenance to champion target shooter Major John W. Hession, with JWH Monogrammed Roper Target grips.
August Colt 1911A1 Government Model Serial number C200617, manufactured ca. 1941
July Colt Model M .32 Serial Number 966061 with OSS / CIA Provenance Issued to Lt. Colonel Alexander Sogolow.
June Colt Model N Factory Exhibit Board Cutaway, Serial Number 86402
May Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP with Factory Deluxe Checkered Walnut grips.
April Colt Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" Marked .380 ACP issued to Lt. General Marshall Sylvester Carter with Details of his Distinguished Military Career
March Colt Model 1900, First Army Contract with Original Holster
February Model M .32 ACP - Shipped to Tokyo, Japan in 1939 Colt Model 1903 Japanese Shipment with original clam shell holster.
January Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP Factory Inscribed - serial number 396726
2004
December Colt Model 1911A1 Transition - serial number 709427
November Colt Model 1900 Sight Safety .38 ACP - Right Side Colt Model 1900 Sight Safety - serial number 318
October Colt Model M Dutch Contract .32 ACP Serial Number 545266 with original holster
September Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP - The first Model N Shipped with Factory Ivory Grips
August Military Colt Model M .380 ACP with G.H.D. Inspectors Mark
July Rock Island Arsenal General Officer Model M15 .45 ACP - Serial Number GO609, Presented to Major General Charles D. Palmer with Details of his Distinguished Military Career
June Colt Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" Marked .380 ACP - Issued to Lt. General Frank William Milburn with Details of his Distinguished Military Career
May Factory "A" Engraved Colt Model M .32 ACP - Blued with Mother of Pearl Grips
April Early Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP- with Deluxe Features
March Colt Model N - Factory Carved Mother of Pearl Grips in Eagle Pattern
February Colt Super .38 with Swartz Safety
January Colt Woodsman First Series Factory Inscribed
2003
December Colt M1911A1 U.S. ARMY 1939 Navy Contract
November Model 1903 .32 ACP - U.S. Navy shipment to the Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
October Model 1908 .380 ACP US PROPERTY - Issued to Major General James Lawton Collins, aid to General John J. Pershing
September Model 1902 Military .38 ACP:  Historical Trans-Siberian Railroad Pistol
August Colt Model M .32, factory master engraved, factory gold plated
July Colt Model N Factory Cutaway
June Colt Model M .380 serial number 1
May Early Pre-WWII Colt .22 - .45 Service Model Conversion Unit
April Model N Serial Number 400000 Colt Model N Serial Number 400000
March Colt Model N Aftermarket Double Casing Colt Model N .25 ACP Double Casing
February Presentation Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP with monogrammed mother of pearl grips in factory presentation case.  Shipped to Colt's Plastics Division Head and later President of Colt Ben Conner.
January Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP - Factory Master Engraved, Factory Silver Plated, Factory Gold Inlaid Monogrammed (I.H.W.) Mother of Pearl Grips

2002
December Texas Colt National Match .45 ACP Adjustable Sights with Factory Nickel Finish
November Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP with Factory medallion Ivory Grips.
October Colt Model of 1911 U.S. Army, Serial Number 1024, 1912 Production
September Colt Government Model, 1913 production with factory monogrammed ivory grips.
August Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 with factory inscription and relocated serial number.
July Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 - "Property of United Air Lines"
June Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 - Western Australia Police Contract from 1942.
May Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer shipped with factory recessed medallion mother of pearl grips.
April ModelS_863f.jpg (30339 bytes) Colt Automatic Target Pistol .22 LR - Very early Colt Pre-Woodsman serial number 863.
March 1908vp_228236.JPG (43245 bytes) Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP - Factory master engraved and silver plated with mother of pearl grips.
February Colt Model M .32 ACP Factory Gold Plated Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless - Factory Gold Plated with mother of pearl grips.
January colt1909pic2.jpg (54993 bytes) Colt 1909 - Serial Number 7

2001
December

 

 1903ph_200452.jpg (25857 bytes) Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP -  Serial Number 200452 World War I Belgian Contract
November 1911a1_721200g.jpg (65536 bytes) Colt Model 1911A1 serial number 721200, Issued to Lt. Samuel Kalikman, U.S.N.
October Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer serial number 19984.  The 15th gun manufactured
September Colt 1911A1 Commercial/Military, Serial Number 860991, Issued to 1st Lt. Thomas G. Gault
August 198vp_sn25c.jpg (55550 bytes) Colt Model N serial number "25" Shipped November 20, 1908.
July Model M Factory Inscribed - Presented by Herbert W. Hegel M.D. Colt Model M Serial Number 143661 Factory Inscribed "Presented to Tom Word, Jr. Portland, Or. By H.W.H. M.D. 1913"
June Model N Factory Inscribed to Herbert W. Hegele M.D. Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket - Factory Inscribed "Herbert W. Hegele, M.D., Portland Oregon" on Slide
May Model N Pre/Post-War sn 420574 Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Serial Number 420574 Unusual Pre/Post-War 
April Model M Factory Cutaway .32 ACP Colt Model M .32 ACP Factory Cutaway
March Foreign Presentation Colt Model M "U.S. PROPERTY" .32 ACP
February
 		 The First Two Manufactured Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket pistols - Consecutive Serial Numbers: Serial Number 1 and Serial Number 2.
January 1931 Colt Ace Colt Ace pistol first year of production with original box and accessories.

2000
December Astra Factory Cutaway Astra Cutaway Serial Number 6 manufactured for Colt executives.
November Model N Factory Engraved and Gold Plated Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP - Factory Engraved and Gold Plated.
October Model M Factory Inscribed GPD No. 2 Factory Inscribed Police Special Order Colt Model M .32.
September Model N Factory Engraved & Inscribed "Gip" Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP - Factory Engraved and Inscribed, nickel plated with mother of pearl grips.
August Early Model 1905 sn 246 Cut for Stock/Holster Early Colt Model 1905 Serial Number 246 slotted for the Combination Stock Holster.
July Model N with Factory Carved Steer Head Ivory Grips Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP with Rare Factory Carved Steer head Ivory grips.
June Custom Engraved Commercial 1911A1 .45 ACP with Matching Conversion Unit in Factory Case
May Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid Model 1905 Serial Number 3382.
April Model N Master Engraved by William H. Gough Master Engraved Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP signed by William H. Gough Serial Number 106082
March Model M Presented to Gen. George C. Marshall Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid Model M .380 Pistol presented to Major General George C. Marshall.
February Model M .380 Factory Engraved & Inscribed "JRB" Factory Engraved and Factory Inscribed Model M .380 ACP "JRB" monogram.
January Model N Factory Inscribed "R.P.D. No. 102" Factory Inscribed Police Contract Colt Model N .25 ACP "R.P.D. No. 102"

1999
December Factory Inscribed Colt Model M .32 ACP to "R.H. ALLIS"
November The First Gold Inlaid Colt Model M .32 ACP
October "Three of a Kind":  Colt Model 1908 Factory Engraved Vest Pocket Pistols
September

Colt Service Model Ace Pistol with Factory .45 -.22 Conversion Unit
August Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol - Nickel Plated with Rare Factory Carved Mother of Pearl Grips in Steer Head Pattern in the Original Box
July A Consecutive Serial Numbered Pair of Barrel Bushing Colt Model 1908 .380 ACP Pistols
June Colt Model 1908 .25 ACP Factory Engraved & Gold Inlaid with Relief Carved Monogrammed Mother of Pearl Grips
May Historical Colt Model 1905 .45 ACP Inscribed Col. John Caswell
April Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP with Factory Lanyard Loop
March Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket "Pre/Post-WWII"
February

Presentation Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Inscribed to "1st Lt. A.W. Norrie"

January Colt Model 1911A1 - Singer Contract sn X00

1998
December Master Engraved Colt Model N .25 ACP
 

 

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