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LOT 3352
Excellent Pre-World War
II, San Francisco Shipped
Colt Model 1908 Pocket
Hammerless Semi-Automatic
Pistol with Box and Factory
Letter - Serial no. 95684, 380
ACP cal., 3 3/4 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, walnut grips. The
included factory letter confirms
the current configuration as well
as shipment to “Baker, Hamilton &
Pacific Company in San Francisco
on 4 January 1928. The left side
of the slide is marked with the
standard two-line address and
patent dates with the Rampant
Colt behind the serrations. The
right side has the standard two line caliber marking. The serial number is
marked on the left of the frame. The left of the trigger guard is marked “W/
VP”, while the right is marked “91”. It is fitted with blade and notch sight as
well as a pair of checkered walnut grips with Colt medallions. Includes the
original factory box (most of the end label absent).
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 97% of the original blue finish with some
light handling marks/spotting on the front grip strap and grip safety, as
well as some light holster wear on the leading edges of the slide. The grips
are also excellent with a few light handling marks and crisp checkering.
Mechanically excellent. The box is good with mild handling/storage wear
and most of the end label absent.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 3354
Excellent World War I Era
Colt Model 1903 Pocket
Hammerless Semi-Automatic
Pistol with Original Box - Serial
no. 277416, 32 ACP cal., 3 13/16
inch round bbl., blue finish, hard
rubber grips. Manufactured in
1918, features fixed oval blade
front and rounded notch rear
sights, an unmarked blued barrel
with polished chamber hood,
two-line Colt patent dates and
address on the left of the slide
with Rampant Colt behind the
serrations, and caliber designation
on the right of the slide. Matching
partial serial number “416” marked on the interior
of the slide. The left of the frame bears the serial
number, with “triangle/VP” marked on the left and
“R” marked on the right of the trigger guard. Fitted
with a pair of Colt banner and Rampant Colt marked
checkered hard rubber grips and a two-tone blued
magazine marked “CAL.32/COLT” on the base. Includes the original Colt maroon box, with matching blue end label
and serial number written on the underside in pencil.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% original blue finish with some minor edge wear, some minor handling
scratches on the backstrap, some scattered faint patches of spotting/brown patina, and minor handling marks. The
grips are also excellent with crisp logos and defined checkering. Mechanically excellent. The box is very fine.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 3353
Very Fine 1931 First
Year Production Colt Ace
Semi-Automatic Pistol
with Original Box - Serial
no. 3734, 22 LR cal., 4 7/8
inch round bbl., blue finish,
walnut grips. Manufactured
in 1931. Features fixed oval
blade front and adjustable
tangent rear sights,
unmarked blued barrel with
polished chamber hood,
along with checkered slide
catch, short trigger, thumb
safety, wide spur hammer,
and arched mainspring
housing. The right of the
slide bears the two-line
Colt address and patent
dates with Rampant Colt,
and the “ACE” designation
and caliber marking on the right side. The right
of the frame bears the serial number, with “4” and
“triangle/VP” marked on the left of the trigger guard.
Fitted with a pair of checkered walnut grips and a
correct two-tone blued magazine marked “COLT/ACE/22LR” on the base. Includes the original Colt maroon box with
appropriate end label and matching serial number written on the underside in pencil.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% original blue finish with some light edge wear, thinning n the grip straps with
visible grey and brown patinas, limited freckling, and some minor handling marks. The grips are exceptionally fine
with a few minor handling marks in the otherwise crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The box is very good
with frayed edges most noticeable on the lid.
Provenance: The Charles Marx Collection.
Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 3351
Documented World War
I Canadian Government
Contract Colt
Government Model Semi-
Automatic Pistol with
Factory Letter - Serial no. C5408, 45 ACP
cal., 5 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. Manufactured
early in 1914, the included factory letter confirms the pistol’s
configuration, including a five inch barrel chambered for .45
caliber, blue finish, and types of grips not listed when included in a
shipment of 1,000 pistols sold to the Canadian Government (which ordered
roughly 5,000 pistols total) and sent to J. Wesley Allison of Waddington, New
York, on September 11, 1914. This shipment, with a listed serial range of
C3000 to C8400, is also documented in the table of “Appendix E” on p. 413 of
“Colt .45 Service Pistols: Models of 1911 and 1911A1” by Charles W. Clawson.
Some replacement components have been installed, including the fixed oval blade front
and rounded notch rear sights, blued barrel with “P” on the polished chamber hood,
checkered slide stop, magazine release, safety, wide hammer, flat smooth mainspring
housing and short checkered trigger (a later production M1911A1 pattern). The left side of the
slide bears the two-line, two-block Colt address and patent markings with uncircled Rampant Colt behind the
slide serrations, along with the caliber marking on the right. The frame is marked with “triangle/VP” and “y” on
the left of the trigger guard, with “GOVERNMENT MODEL” and serial number marked on the right, along with “T”
marked on the right of the trigger guard. Fitted with a pair of checkered “double diamond” walnut grips and a
two-tone magazine with pinned lanyard loop base.
CONDITION: Very fine as a Great War Canadian Government purchased Colt Government Model pistol, retaining
85% bright original commercial blue finish with some light holster pattern edge wear, minor thinning on the
grip straps with some visible brown and grey patinas, some limited faint freckling, and some light scratches
and minor handling marks. The grips are also very fine with minor handling evidence in the otherwise crisp
checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,750 - 5,500