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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP & Model 1908
Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP - Tin Shipping Box
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Tin Shipping Box - In 1915, Colt's used a tin two
piece shipping box for some overseas (Belgian
Contract Pistols) and domestic shipments. The boxes
were painted maroon (to resemble the standard cardboard
hinged shipping box) and contained the standard labels of
the day. The end label had an additional piece of paper
that wrapped under the bottom of the box so that the serial
number could be hand written in the standard location.
Inside view of labels in the lid and base of the two piece
tin box. Base at the top of the photo.
End label is standard early Colt variation, with the
exception that the end label wraps under the end of the box,
to allow for the serial number to be written on the bottom
of the box.
Tin Shipping Box - In 1915, Colt's used a tin two
piece shipping box for some overseas (Belgian
Contract Pistols) and domestic shipments. The boxes
were painted maroon (to resemble the standard cardboard
hinged shipping box) and contained the standard labels of
the day. The end label had an additional piece of paper
that wrapped under the bottom of the box so that the serial
number could be hand written in the standard location.
Inside view of labels in the lid and base of the two piece
tin box. Base at the top of the photo. |
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