Colt .38acp 1902 military model pistol

[vainn80]

Here for your viewing pleasure is Colt .38ACP 1902 Military Model Pistol serial number 11322 shipped to George Tritch Hardware Company in Denver on August 24, 1906.

 

[Lucky Derby]

Nice old Colt.

 

[tark]

Very nice (and valuable) old colt. Just remember NOT to shoot 38 supers in it. Since 38 auto ammo is rather hard to find, I pull the bullets on super ammo and drop the charge by 40% and re-assemble. If this does not cycle the gun you can raise the charge gradually until it does. Make sure you put new springs in it before shooting, they are cheap ins.

Enjoy

 

[TRX]

That's a-verra-nahss! It looks like it has been well-kept in the last century-and-some.

 

[Jim K]

Nice restoral. Just make sure you don't let anyone try to drive the slide stop (the key or wedge) out. A lot of those guns have been wrecked that way.

Jim

 

[scaevola]

Nice old Colt you've got and thanks for sharing. I'm watching -- someday I'll own one.

 

[vainn80]

Thanks for all the comments. I have several boxes of .38 ACP (not the Super 38ACP) which works fine in my 1915 British proofed .38 ACP Pocket Model pistol shown in my other post. I'll use the modern .38ACP if I decide to shoot the 1902 Military Model. Here's a box of vintage .38 ACP to display with this pistol.

 

[Dframe]

Very Nice!!