ancientnoob
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Just recently, I stumbled upon an opportunity to purchase a slightly used .32 ACP handgun. It retains approximately 90% of high polished blueing and all the small parts, screws, sights, trigger and safety catch are finished in an amazing super bright blue. There are small dinks and scratches all over the pistol, and a small amount of wear on the fore end, front and back straps. The pistol came with its original Gutta-Percha rubber grips and a pair of urethane faux MOP panels, original blued 8 rd single stack magazine and a reproduction magazine.
Designated Colt’s Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Automatic Model M, .32 Rimless Smokeless, marked “Browning Patent”, triangular cur slide serrations and sporting a very scarce 4” barrel and short lived separate barrel bushing. It is also the first year of “VP” verified proof on the trigger guard bow. This Type 1 pistol left Colt’s factory in the year 1905!
Being the pistol is 115 years old it think it looks pretty darn good. I wanted to acquire some custom panels and opted for 50,000 year old Mastodon Ivory from Spresser Custom Grips.
Designated Colt’s Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Automatic Model M, .32 Rimless Smokeless, marked “Browning Patent”, triangular cur slide serrations and sporting a very scarce 4” barrel and short lived separate barrel bushing. It is also the first year of “VP” verified proof on the trigger guard bow. This Type 1 pistol left Colt’s factory in the year 1905!
Being the pistol is 115 years old it think it looks pretty darn good. I wanted to acquire some custom panels and opted for 50,000 year old Mastodon Ivory from Spresser Custom Grips.
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