Some early early 1903 Colt goodness

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January 17, 2019, 09:47 PM

stylophiles

Some early early 1903 Colt goodness

Stopped into the local “old school” gun shop today and this happened....

With her “younger” sister. The one who is “only” 110 years young!

Bill R

January 17, 2019, 09:56 PM

12131

You always have some nicest guns and most outstanding pics.

January 17, 2019, 10:26 PM

dehughes

Most beautiful pistol ever designed, IMHO. Always wanted one.

That last pic is now the wallpaper on my phone.

January 17, 2019, 10:30 PM

CPD SIG

3 digit?!?!
Damn that’s nice!!!

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January 17, 2019, 10:36 PM

mr kablammo

Damn. With a SN like that you pretend that JMB himself worked on it.

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January 17, 2019, 10:38 PM

PGT

nice!! I scored a second one too....don't need it but they're cool enough to snag a pair

January 18, 2019, 02:24 PM

MidWesternBoy

WOW! I have been fortunate enough to handle an early 4 digit serial but it did not follow me home.
A little later I did score this nice early one.
Shoots like a dream.

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January 18, 2019, 05:18 PM

j38

Neat pistols - classics indeed! I have one from 1931 that still makes it to the range occasionally.
Thanks for you post and great pics,

Jerry

January 18, 2019, 06:59 PM

Rolan_Kraps

WOW, just WOW!

Rolan Kraps
SASS Regulator
Gainesville, Georgia.
NRA Range Safety Officer
NRA Certified Instructor - Pistol / Personal Protection Inside the Home

January 18, 2019, 07:10 PM

K.O.A.M.

Beautiful gun. I'm not much for the smaller calibers, but I want one of those.

January 18, 2019, 07:18 PM

Nipper

Classic John Moses Browning. Pure functional elegance.

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January 18, 2019, 08:29 PM

Cobra21

Super pics of a classic little shooter.

January 18, 2019, 10:13 PM

P-220

WOW!!!!!! #873.

Beautiful handguns, made even more beautiful with your photography. I really enjoy all of your pics. Thanks for sharing.

January 18, 2019, 10:18 PM

stylophiles

This little thing just looks great from whichever angle!

Probably going to have to consider this pretty high up in my list of “cool” guns. Not “collectible” or “valuable” but just “cool”. I’m really thinking about getting a Colt letter for it.

Cause you just know that somewhere back there in 1903, there was a guy going back and forth about whether or not being an early adopter of the “newfangled “self loading” pistol was a good idea....

Bill R

January 19, 2019, 10:44 PM

snoris

My grandfather on my Mom's side was a banker. He carried that same pistol, made around 1917 or so. I still shoot it occasionally---great pistol.

January 20, 2019, 08:40 AM

mdj

I have a small collection of these. My earliest one is a 1905. They are amazing little pistols. So accurate, and they seem to never malfunction. I shoot them often because they are so fun to play with.