SOLD - 1941 Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless - Philippine Contract, Factory Letter
| Year: | 1941 |
| Maker: | Colt |
| Type: | M1903 Pocket Hammerless |
| Caliber: | .32 ACP / 7.65mm |
| Bore: | 9.5/10 |
| Condition: | ~85% |
Description
11/11/26 - This is a scarce Philippine contract Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, manufactured in 1941 and chambered in .32 ACP. It is all matching, and according to the included Colt factory letter, this 3 3/4" barrel, blue-finished pistol was sold to the Chief of the Philippine Constabulary in Manila, Philippine Islands, and was recorded as shipped to The Hispano Philippine Import & Export on November 19, 1941, in a shipment of 25 pistols, just weeks before Japan invaded the Philippines. The records further indicate it was returned to the factory on January 28, 1942, and was then included in a shipment of 21 pistols to Richards & Conover Hardware Company in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 11, 1942. The gun's original high polish finish rates about 85%, with general high edge wear, muzzle wear, some spotty wear and marks in the metal on the front strap, and areas of noticeable spotty discoloration and pin-pricking, most noticeable on the right side of the gun, the top and back of the slide, and the back strap. Fitted with excellent checkered wood grips and comes with one proper two-tone magazine. Minty bore, 9.5/10. A historically interesting, factory-lettered Colt with a documented wartime story.
Specifications
| Sold: | Yes |
| C&R: | Yes |
| Antique: | No |
| Condition: | ~85% |
| Bore: | 9.5/10 |
| Maker: | Colt |
| Year: | 1941 |
| Type: | M1903 Pocket Hammerless |
| Caliber: | .32 ACP / 7.65mm |
