Splendid Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer Pistol 1919, Serial #40284, .38 ACP, 4 1/2” barrel with a fine, bright bore that has traces of mild freckling within the grooves. This pistol has a matching number on the slide and retains 97-98% of the original commercial blue finish with some mild silvering at the muzzle and along the high edges and projections. There are some barely noticeable peen marks at the head of the extractor retaining pin on the right side (the pin itself is a replacement). The checkered hard rubber Colt grips are in excellent shape with only very minor wear on both panels, and some minor flattening of the points. A single, correct all-blue magazine is included as is a 2014 dated Colt factory letter that lists a shipping date of October 30, 1919, to Murta, Appleton & Co. of Philadelphia as part of a four-gun shipment. This is a great-looking Model 1903 Pocket in excellent original condition and would compliment any collection of high-grade Colts or semi-automatics.
This transfers as a modern firearm (FFL or C&R).
