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Nice! Especially for one over 100 yrs old! I know a shop in Marietta, Ga. that can/will do a rust blue if you are interested. They don't move very fast, but do excellent work.

The magazine, if it is original, will be "two toned". That is, the bottom 2/3rds or so will be blued and the top 1/3rd will be left "bright". The top mag in the picture below is an original. Also, note the two long "stamp" marks at the bottom of the mag. Every Colt mag for the 1903 .32 and for the 1908 .380 pistols have these same stamping. Hope this helps. This 1903 was made in 1914. The main difference between your pistol and this one is that your gun has a removeable barrel bushing and mine does not.

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