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Colt Model 1908 .25 cal. Pocket auto, factory engraved, silver finish, pearl grips, grade 3 engrav

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,000.00 USD
Colt Model 1908 .25 cal. Pocket auto, factory  engraved, silver finish, pearl grips, grade  3 engrav
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Colt Model 1908 .25 cal. Pocket auto, factory engraved, silver finish, pearl grips, grade 3 engraving, shipped to Krakauer, Zork & Moye Company, El Paso, Texas, November 10, 1919, two guns in shipment, serial #217619, factory letter verifying all features. The pistol shows an old replated silver finish of which 90-95% remains, traces of light gilding gone to patina on safeties and trigger. The original pearl grips are very good+, theaction good, interior good, with period purse holster. The engraving is very attractive and shows typical factory scrolls, vines and geometrics. The markings are just slightly lightened when polished and the refinish isdifficult to detect until closely examined. Very few factory engraved Model 1908s, and estimates of less than a dozen factory silver plated. Est.: $2,000-$4,000