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COLT Model 1900 38 acp with Box and Letter # 4225 Guns International #: 101344537 Seller's Inventory #: 4225 Category: Colt Pistols - .38 Pistols Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: tedm Member Since: 7/28/16 First Name: Theodore Last Name: Mayer State: North Carolina Zip: 27614 Country: United States Phone: (919) 819-9400 Number of Active Listings: 1 Total Number of Listings: 41 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. You must inform me and pay return shipping costs if returned Payment Types Accepted: Money order, cashiers check, personal check will hold til cleared if I don't know you Description: Colt Model 1900 38 acp (38 auto) was the first commercial semiauto pistol produced in the U.S. This is rare as only 4274 were produced - a must for an early Colt auto collection. Comes with a Colt archive letter and a red metal box and old stock hang tag from the Norvell Shapleigh Hardware Co. St Louis, MO  where it was shipped with seven others on June 21, 1902. Sight safety is altered. The matching slide is numbered "4225" to the frame. Original mag with the base marking "PAT'D SEPT 9 1884". It has the concave takedown plug. Bronze firing pin, round stub hammer with hand checkering and front plunge milled serrations. Grips are original and fine. There is an inspectors marking "K" on the right trigger guard which is repeated twice on the front right forward frame.  Left side is marked: PATENTED APR 20, 1897. SEPT 9, 1902       COLT'S PT FA MFG CO   HARTFORD CT USA with an uncircled rampant Colt in the rear. This is consistant with the 1902 military markings after 1913 - see Doug Sheldon's book page 102.   Although the finish is not great, all the markings are deep and legible - not NIB but a good representative piecefor a rare early Colt semiauto pistol Contact me wth any questions. I want the new caretaker of this rare pistol to be happy. Also see my other listings of early Colt autos. $2200 Shipping is $40 insured to your FFL. OK for a C&R if legal to ship to your jurisdiction - know your local/state laws.  SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Colt Model: Model 1900 Serial Number: 4225 Caliber Info: 38 acp Bore: worn/frosted Condition: used Finish: blue Sights: sight safety altered Manufacture Date: 1902