December 13-15, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/15/2022
Very early production serial number "215" shipped from the factory August 26, 1908 during the first year of production to Holley Mason Hardware of Spokane, Washington. High polish blued finish with nitre blued small parts. Standard early production configuration with 3 - 3/4" barrel chambered in .380 Auto, first type bushing half moon front sight, u-notch rear sight, and early style checkered composite grips with "COLT" within scalloped border and rampant Colt logo. Unmarked full blue magazine. Accompanied by a Colt archival letter. CONDITION: Very good. Vast majority of thinning factory applied blued finish is retained with handling marks and appropriate signs of use. Grips are very good. Very good bore displaying strong rifling. Mechanically fine. BAS