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Colt Junior serial number 26cc - One
of the first guns manufactured by Astra for Colt. This
model was called the Colt Junior and was introduced and
first offered for sale in 1958. Production of this model
continued into 1968 when the Gun Control of Act of 1968
essentially stopped the importation of certain types of
firearms and forced production of this Spanish made Colt to
cease.
This Colt .25 is based on the Astra in the
same caliber, in fact, the Astra company presented factory
cutaway pistols to the Colt executives when they were
considering the adoption of this model. The trigger, hammer
and barrel are polished bright and the earliest examples
have mounded hard rubber grips. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc -
Unlike the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP which had the
serial number stamped inside the slide during certain years
of production, the Colt Junior had the serial number stamped
on the right rear of the slide, so that is was visible
without having to take down the gun. The safety on this gun
is also numbered "26". (visible when removed) External
hammer has a lanyard ring. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc -
close-up of serial number on right side of the frame, above
the trigger. Note the presence of the marking "Made in
Spain for Colt's" behind the trigger. |
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The Colt Junior .25 ACP is based on the
Astra in the same caliber, in fact, the Astra company
presented factory cutaway pistols to the Colt executives
when they were considering the adoption of this model. The
trigger, hammer and barrel are polished bright and the
earliest examples have mounded hard rubber grips. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc -
complete with original box numbered to the gun. These boxes
have a small paper covered block of wood glued to the left
side to hold the gun into position. The gun came with one
magazine, an instruction sheet and a small protective
plastic gun sleeve. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc- The
earliest boxes were marked with the serial number on the
end. This practice was later replaced with the use of a
label which bears the model designation and the stamped
serial number. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc - the
top of the two piece box obviously had a label in the lower
left corner, but that label is now missing. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc -
inside of the box showing plastic sleeve. |
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Colt Junior serial number 26cc -
plastic sleeve. |
