Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this amazing semi-automatic pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless (Type III)!
*This example is marked as being gun No. 1 bought by the Gloversville, New York Police Department! The Marking on the Left side of the frame reads "G.P.D. No. 1."*
*This example is marked as being gun No. 1 bought by the Gloversville, New York Police Department! The Marking on the Left side of the frame reads "G.P.D. No. 1."*
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SPECIFICATIONS:
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: 1903 Pocket Hammerless (Type III)
Serial: 381489
Date of Manufacture: 1921
Caliber: .32 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Fixed blade front with Fixed U-notch rear
Stock/Grips: Black checkered grips with rampant horses
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard, "G.P.D. No. 1." on left side of frame!
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is a .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model 1903 does have a hammer. The hammer is covered and hidden from view under the rear of the slide, this allows the pistol to be carried in and withdrawn from a pocket quickly and smoothly without snagging.
Approximately 570,000 Colt Pocket Hammerless pistols were produced from 1903 to 1945 in five different types. Some were issued to US Army and US Air Force general officers from World War II through the 1970s; these were replaced in 1972 with the RIA Colt M15 general officer's model, a compact version of the M1911A1. The Shanghai Municipal Police issued the M1908 to its officers in the 1920s and 1930s and it was a popular model with police in the United States, such as the Boston Police Department.
In addition to lawful owners, many gangsters of the pre-World War II era favored the Model 1903 and Model 1908 because they were relatively small and easily concealed. It is said that Al Capone kept one in his coat pocket and Bonnie Parker used one to break Clyde Barrow out of jail after smuggling it into the jail by taping it to her thigh. Bank robber John Dillinger was carrying this model of pistol when he was shot by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934, and another famous bank robber, Willie Sutton, had one when he was captured by police in Brooklyn on February 18, 1952.
Contents:
This example will ship with the Colt box and ALL contents 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: 1903 Pocket Hammerless (Type III)
Serial: 381489
Date of Manufacture: 1921
Caliber: .32 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3 3/4"
Optics/Sights: Fixed blade front with Fixed U-notch rear
Stock/Grips: Black checkered grips with rampant horses
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard, "G.P.D. No. 1." on left side of frame!
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is a .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model 1903 does have a hammer. The hammer is covered and hidden from view under the rear of the slide, this allows the pistol to be carried in and withdrawn from a pocket quickly and smoothly without snagging.
Approximately 570,000 Colt Pocket Hammerless pistols were produced from 1903 to 1945 in five different types. Some were issued to US Army and US Air Force general officers from World War II through the 1970s; these were replaced in 1972 with the RIA Colt M15 general officer's model, a compact version of the M1911A1. The Shanghai Municipal Police issued the M1908 to its officers in the 1920s and 1930s and it was a popular model with police in the United States, such as the Boston Police Department.
In addition to lawful owners, many gangsters of the pre-World War II era favored the Model 1903 and Model 1908 because they were relatively small and easily concealed. It is said that Al Capone kept one in his coat pocket and Bonnie Parker used one to break Clyde Barrow out of jail after smuggling it into the jail by taping it to her thigh. Bank robber John Dillinger was carrying this model of pistol when he was shot by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934, and another famous bank robber, Willie Sutton, had one when he was captured by police in Brooklyn on February 18, 1952.
Contents:
This example will ship with the Colt box and ALL contents 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.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
