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Coltautos.com Gun of the Month - July 2017
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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough with factory black hard rubber stocks, blued finish. Engraved with Gough's distinctive floral and vine design of engraving and fine lined background.
Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - Factory letter indicates that this pistol was manufactured on March 14, 1919 and shipped on Colt Factory Order # 1046 in the "Green State" for engraving to Murta Appleton and Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for W.H. Gough in a 5 gun shipment. The letter further notes that William H. Gough was a known engraver for Colt at the time. The letter further indicates that this pistol was returned to the factory and subsequently re-shipped to Murta Appleton and Company on May 12, 1919.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - (right side) serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough with factory black hard rubber stocks, blued finish. Engraved with Gough's floral and vine design of engraving and fine lined background.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - (top of slide) serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough. Engraved with Gough's floral and vine design of engraving and fine lined background.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough, distinctive five pointed star engraved on rear of frame. This star appears on other known examples of Gough's work.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough. Close-up of rear top of slide.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough. Close-up of grip safety.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP factory master engraved - serial number 293494, factory master engraved by William H. Gough. Close-up of underside of frame. |
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