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Coltautos.com Gun of the Month - November 2016
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless .25 ACP
Serial Number 340461
Nickel Finish with Mother of Pearl Stocks

Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP serial number 340461 - Pistol has old nickel plated refinish and factory mother of pearl stocks with early flush forward facing Colt medallions.  The forward facing flush medallions were only used for a few months during production. Colt later made the decision to use the same flush medallion in both stocks, presumably to save money. Pistol letters nickel with mother of pearl stocks and was shipped to Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company on December 26, 1923 in a 2 gun shipment. Work was processed on Colt factory order #8079/12.

Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP serial number 340461 - right side showing the pearl stock with early flush forward facing Colt medallion.  A slightly later stock variation showing the forward facing Colt medallion facing to the rear on the right stock is shown below for comparison.

Colt 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP serial number 371124 - Pistol is factory nickel plated with mother of pearl stocks with slightly later flush medallions. Note how the flush medallion in the right stock faces the rear of the pistol. This pistol is the August 2015 Gun of the Month.

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