A gentleman I know has a Colt 1902 Semi Automatic Pistol. This pistol belonged to his father and he has no children to pass it down to, so he contacted me to help find it a good home. As of right now I am looking for any information on how to confirm that this pistol is indeed a military issued pistol.
Below you will find the information that I have on the pistol. Please help me with any further information that you may have on this piece or a good place to list it.
On the left hand side of the pistol it states
-1906 Made
-Serial # 12465
-"Browning Patent 4/20/1897 and 9/9/1902"
-"Colts Patent Firearms MFG Co." w/ Colts Medallion
-Lanyard Ring in also on the left hand side
On the right hadn side of the pistol is states
-"Automatic Colt Caliber 38 Rimless Smokeless Model 1902"
On both sides on the top of the grip it says "COLT"
It has a 7 round detachable Magazine
It has a 6 inch barrel
It has a blued finish with checkered hard rubber grips featuring the "Rampant Colt" molded into them.
It has a rounded butt and rounded hammer spur
There is no rust or pitting on the pistol. It does have slight holster wear from a shoulder holster.
Colt only manufactured 7500 of these between 1903-1908.
It has the checkered panels on the front of the slide unlike most others where it is on the rear.
How do I know if this pistol is "military"? Where is the best place to try and find out more information on pistols of this sort? Is there a good website out there or should I just try and contact COLT direct?
The pistol was last shot 3 years ago and it is in good mechanical condition.
The gentleman that owns this pistol also has about 295 rounds for this pistol. None of them are reloads. They are all originals, as you can not find rounds for this any more.
The spring in the magazine is in good condition as well.
My coworker advised me that this website would be a great place to start off my search for help. My coworker also advised me that I should contact Colt Directly to get a letter of authenticity for the gun. He stated that it will make it more valuable to a collector. Does Colt do that and should I do that?
So I am looking for information on this gun along with possible predictions on how much I should be asking for it? I do plan on selling this.
Any and all Information on this would be greatly appreciated. I do have more photo's if needed but I figure I have the most information possible for you all.
Thanks for any and all help!!!
Below you will find the information that I have on the pistol. Please help me with any further information that you may have on this piece or a good place to list it.
On the left hand side of the pistol it states
-1906 Made
-Serial # 12465
-"Browning Patent 4/20/1897 and 9/9/1902"
-"Colts Patent Firearms MFG Co." w/ Colts Medallion
-Lanyard Ring in also on the left hand side
On the right hadn side of the pistol is states
-"Automatic Colt Caliber 38 Rimless Smokeless Model 1902"
On both sides on the top of the grip it says "COLT"
It has a 7 round detachable Magazine
It has a 6 inch barrel
It has a blued finish with checkered hard rubber grips featuring the "Rampant Colt" molded into them.
It has a rounded butt and rounded hammer spur
There is no rust or pitting on the pistol. It does have slight holster wear from a shoulder holster.
Colt only manufactured 7500 of these between 1903-1908.
It has the checkered panels on the front of the slide unlike most others where it is on the rear.
How do I know if this pistol is "military"? Where is the best place to try and find out more information on pistols of this sort? Is there a good website out there or should I just try and contact COLT direct?
The pistol was last shot 3 years ago and it is in good mechanical condition.
The gentleman that owns this pistol also has about 295 rounds for this pistol. None of them are reloads. They are all originals, as you can not find rounds for this any more.
The spring in the magazine is in good condition as well.
My coworker advised me that this website would be a great place to start off my search for help. My coworker also advised me that I should contact Colt Directly to get a letter of authenticity for the gun. He stated that it will make it more valuable to a collector. Does Colt do that and should I do that?
So I am looking for information on this gun along with possible predictions on how much I should be asking for it? I do plan on selling this.
Any and all Information on this would be greatly appreciated. I do have more photo's if needed but I figure I have the most information possible for you all.
Thanks for any and all help!!!