Erik Winter Collection Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP serial number
19840 (circa. 1903) Pistol features early high polish finish, round case
hardened hammer and fire blued trigger, pins and screws. In 1903,
Colt's began producing this model in descending serial number order
starting with serial number 19999. This pistol is the 159th gun
produced. Only the very earliest examples have the plunge milled
slide serrations. Shipped to E.K. Tryon, Jr. and Company,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
January 12, 1904, 3 guns in shipment.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP serial number
19840 - Serial number 19840 has the "BROWNING'S PATENT" mark
on the top line with the
APR. 20, 1897 and SEPT. 9, 1902 patent dates on the second line.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP serial number
19840 - Left side close-up.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP serial number
19840 - Right side.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP serial number
19840 - Right side close-up.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP serial number
19840 - original magazine is the earliest type, full blued with "PAT'D
SEPT. 9. 1884" patent marking. |
