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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP & Model 1908
Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP - Standard Variation Type III
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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
106716 Early Type III (left side)
- with integrated barrel bushing and 3 3/4" barrel. (.32 sn
range 105001 - 468000) (.380 sn range 6251 - 93000) This
example, serial number 106716 (ca. 1910) has the early high
polish finish and turquoise blue trigger, thumb safety,
thumb safety screw, extractor, grip screw, magazine release
and slide plug. It retains much of its original high polish
blue finish. It has the Type I checkered Hard Rubber grips
with the Rampant Colt in a circle at the bottom of each
grip. Full blued magazine has an unmarked floorplate.
Pistol was a single gun shipment to firearms dealer W.F.
Sheard, Tacoma, Washington on November 11, 1910.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32
ACP Serial Number 106716 Early Type III (right side)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
106716 Early Type III - Fire blue
slide plug on 106716. The most distinguishing
characteristic between the Type II and the Type II pistols
is the elimination of the separate barrel bushing that was
present on both the Type I and Type II pistols. The slide
plug was replaced with a smaller version and the barrel had
an integrated bushing.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
124522 Type III (left side) - with
integrated barrel bushing and 3 3/4" barrel. (.32 sn range
105001 - 468000) (.380 sn range 6251 - 93000) This example,
serial number 124522 (ca. 1911) has the early high polish
finish and turquoise blue trigger, thumb safety and
extractor. It retains much of its original high polish blue
finish. It has the Type II checkered Hard Rubber grips with
the Rampant Colt and Stylized "C" at the bottom of each
grip.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
124522 Type III (right side) - External screw for thumb
safety has been eliminated.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
135508 Type III (left side)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
135508 Type III (right side)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
135677 Type III (left side) One of ten shipped to
Simmons Hardware Co., Philadelphia, PA, August 13, 1912.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
135677 Type III (right side)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III circa 1913 (left side) - pictured on top
of original holster which accompanied the gun. This example
is a late high polish transition gun as some of the small
parts have the turquoise blue (thumb safety, extractor,
magazine release, grip screw, rear sight, slide plug) and
the trigger does not. The blue finish on the trigger
matches the finish on the slide and frame.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III (left side)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP
Serial Number 152199 Type III (left side) - close up of
Rampant Colt variation that followed the earlier Rampant
Colt in a circle slide logo.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III (right side) - grip on left side is a period
replacement with the grip type that was introduced around
1916.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III (top of slide)
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III - barrel is full blued and chamber visible
through the ejection port is blue as well.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III (right side) - view of back end of the gun
and grip safety. Note the turquoise blue on the magazine
release.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III - plug at the end of the slide is turquoise
blue.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III - underside view of the slide and frame.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III - Early style unmarked full blued
magazine.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III Magazine - unmarked floorplate.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP Serial Number
152199 Type III Magazine - Feed ramp has traces of turquoise
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