COLT 1900 38 automatic pistol mfg 1902

Description:
COLT Model 1900 38 auto
Only 4273 manufactured
Serial number 3519 with matching serial # slide.
RARE The first auto pistol mfg'd and commercially available in the U.S. 
Sight Safety altered
Nice original rubber grips
Mag is original and blue and marked w/ the Patent Date
Nice old refinish
Mfg'd 1902
Colt Archive Lettered included: Shipped Belknap & Co, Louisville, KY Jan 29, 1902
Comes with Belknap papers, stock certificate & period marketing material.
Forward plunge milled serrations.
Convex takedown plug.
Legible Makings: Automatic Colt Calibre 38 Rimless Smokeless (right)
                           Brownings Patent Colt's Patent Firearms Mfg Co (left w Rampant Colt)
                           Pat'd April 20, 1897  Hartford, CONN USA (left)
                         "K" forward slide retaining groove often atributed to Colt factory return/refinish
                         "O"  frame barrel recess groove
                          "5" top of barrel
This pistol shows very nicely as refinished.

See my other early COLT auto listings.

$2400 plus $25 shipping to your FFL or C&R from my 03 C&R. Certified funds advised or personal checks if I know you.
I follow all laws, so know if your state and jurisdiction allows your purchase.


                
 

Handgun Caliber: .38 Auto (.38 ACP)
Manufacturer: COLT
Model: 1900
Serial Number: 3519
Barrel Length: 6
Condition: Great as refinished
Metal Condition: very good
Bore Condition: good
Manufacture Date: 1901 late or 1902

Price: $2,400.00
Shipping: $25.00