Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this HISTORIC little semi-auto pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless!
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Clear & Distinct case hardening "in photos" can sometimes easily be mistaken as corrosion, but in fact, with this example, you are seeing the very distinct case hardening that is very Clear and Crisp on the hardware.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Clear & Distinct case hardening "in photos" can sometimes easily be mistaken as corrosion, but in fact, with this example, you are seeing the very distinct case hardening that is very Clear and Crisp on the hardware.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: M1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless
Serial: 153839
Date of Manufacture: 1917
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue with Vivid Color Case Hardened on the Grip and Slide Safely and Slightly More Faded Trigger
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic Colt Grips
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Colt’s Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP pistol (or “Model N” as it was referred to internally by the Colt factory) is perhaps one of the more interesting Colt models to collect. It was manufactured from 1908 until just after WWII, with the last pistol being shipped in 1948. Throughout production, there were a significant number of standard production and factory-embellished variations of this model. Due to its size and small caliber, there is a relatively high survival rate of Vest Pocket .25s in better than average condition.
While the highest serial number was 420,705, the total production numbered approximately 409,000 pistols making it one of Colt’s best selling commercial automatic pistols. Until World War II, the Colt 1908 Vest Pocket was Colt’s fifth most popular model. It was only outperformed by the 1903 .32 ACP and Model of 1911 U.S. Army .45 ACP automatic pistols and the Official Police and Police Positive Special revolvers, four models for which there were large military contracts and police orders.
Collectors most frequently encounter six and occasionally five-digit serial number examples of the Model N. Seldom are four, three, and two-digit serial numbers encountered. Single-digit serial numbers are almost unheard of.
This Colt Model 1908 Hammerless Semi-Automatic Pistol was manufactured in 1917 and holds serial number 153839. The pistol has the Colt high polish blue finish on the slide and frame with vivid case colors on the grip and slide safety with a slightly more faded trigger. The pistol has black, checkered, hard rubber stocks embossed with the Rampant Colt trademark and "COLT" in a ribbon at the top. The six-shot magazine has a two-tone finish and is stamped "CAL.25/COLT" on the bottom of the floor plate. The right side of the slide is roll-stamped: "COLT AUTOMATIC/CALIBRE 25" in two lines. The left side of the slide is marked with the Colt Hartford address in one line above the 1896-1910 patent dates and has the Rampant Colt trademark behind the grip serrations. The serial number, "153839" is stamped on the left side of the frame, and the "N" assembler's mark and 'Triangle/VP" proof mark are stamped on the left side of the trigger guard bow.
Contents:
This example remains in Astonishing condition and will ship with a genuine pig skin gun pocket seen pictured above.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: M1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless
Serial: 153839
Date of Manufacture: 1917
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue with Vivid Color Case Hardened on the Grip and Slide Safely and Slightly More Faded Trigger
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic Colt Grips
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Colt’s Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP pistol (or “Model N” as it was referred to internally by the Colt factory) is perhaps one of the more interesting Colt models to collect. It was manufactured from 1908 until just after WWII, with the last pistol being shipped in 1948. Throughout production, there were a significant number of standard production and factory-embellished variations of this model. Due to its size and small caliber, there is a relatively high survival rate of Vest Pocket .25s in better than average condition.
While the highest serial number was 420,705, the total production numbered approximately 409,000 pistols making it one of Colt’s best selling commercial automatic pistols. Until World War II, the Colt 1908 Vest Pocket was Colt’s fifth most popular model. It was only outperformed by the 1903 .32 ACP and Model of 1911 U.S. Army .45 ACP automatic pistols and the Official Police and Police Positive Special revolvers, four models for which there were large military contracts and police orders.
Collectors most frequently encounter six and occasionally five-digit serial number examples of the Model N. Seldom are four, three, and two-digit serial numbers encountered. Single-digit serial numbers are almost unheard of.
This Colt Model 1908 Hammerless Semi-Automatic Pistol was manufactured in 1917 and holds serial number 153839. The pistol has the Colt high polish blue finish on the slide and frame with vivid case colors on the grip and slide safety with a slightly more faded trigger. The pistol has black, checkered, hard rubber stocks embossed with the Rampant Colt trademark and "COLT" in a ribbon at the top. The six-shot magazine has a two-tone finish and is stamped "CAL.25/COLT" on the bottom of the floor plate. The right side of the slide is roll-stamped: "COLT AUTOMATIC/CALIBRE 25" in two lines. The left side of the slide is marked with the Colt Hartford address in one line above the 1896-1910 patent dates and has the Rampant Colt trademark behind the grip serrations. The serial number, "153839" is stamped on the left side of the frame, and the "N" assembler's mark and 'Triangle/VP" proof mark are stamped on the left side of the trigger guard bow.
Contents:
This example remains in Astonishing condition and will ship with a genuine pig skin gun pocket seen pictured above.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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