Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 1000 - S5
COLT A .38 (AUTO RIMLESS) SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL, MODEL 1902 MILITARY, serial no. 13974,

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A .38 (AUTO RIMLESS) SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL, MODEL 1902 MILITARY, serial no. 13974,
for 1903, 6in. blued nitro reproved barrel, blued slide with chequered panels on each side towards the muzzle, the slide marked 'MODEL 1902' and '"BROWNING'S PATENT" / PAT'D APRIL 20, 1897 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1902', blued frame with slide hold-open, case-hardened rounded hammer, chequered hard rubber grips (one cracked and repaired), blued magazine marked 'PAT'D SEPT. 9, 1884' on the base, lanyard mount, and much original blued finish (some scattered patches of surface pitting to left side of slide) TOGETHER WITH an English market oak compartmented case, lined in maroon baize and bearing a trade label for the 'Wilkinson Sword Company, London' (case distressed, lid detached)
Estimate £700-900

S5