September 5-7, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/7/2023
Manufactured in 1919. Standard later production configuration with polished blue finish, 6" barrel chambered in .38 Rimless ACP, rear slide serrations, late slide markings, half moon front sight, drift adjustable rear, square butt frame with lanyard loop, and 2-piece checkered hard rubber grips reading "COLT" across the top with central encircled rampant Colt logos. CONDITION: Good. Frame retains portions of thinning original blued finish, the balance fading to gray patina. Slide shows traces of blued finish mixing with a chemically turned gray patina. Grips are fine with a few minor marks. Frosted bore displays strong, well-defined rifling throughout. Mechanically fine.