Very nice! Your gun is slightly different from mine in that it does not have the magazine disconnect safety. Also, it originally came with the round top grips, probably those on the right of the picture in black plastic. The fact that you have the box and instructions certainly adds to the value of your pistol. Are the white grips shown in the picture real ivory? Originally these little guns could be bought in blue or nickel, with various grades of engraving, gold plating or inlays and wood, ivory or pearl grips. The grips also had options such as checkering, emblems
special checkering or smooth. The most expensive grips were almost as pricey as the guns which originally sold for about $16.50 with the stock grip scales. The grips with the right forward facing rampant Colt like on my gun were offered from about 1918 to about 1925 or so and were like the wood grips on your gun with the square tops.
The pistol is very easy to take down. remove the magazine and make certain that it is not loaded or cocked. Pull the slide back about 1/4" and twist the barrel in a clockwise direction. At that point the slide and contents will pull forward off the frame. The striker and spring pull out of the rear of the slide, the recoil spring pulls out forward and the barrell will lift out of the slide to the rear. When reassembling, be certain that the end of the recoil spring guide with the flange go into the recess in the frame. If you get the recoil spring guide in backwards you will not be able to reassemble the pistol!
I see that you have several boxes of ammunition also in the picture. That appears to be regular ball ammo (full metal jacket w'o a hollow point. Good for plinking purposes but for carrying I would get some of the new .25acp Hornady 35 grain hollow point ammo. Assuming that it will function properly in your pistol, it would make the bite a bit more authoritive!
If you want a nice holster, contact Ed Buffaloe in Texas. He makes very nice lined holsters that won't wear off that nice Colt royal blue. Expect to pay around $35 plus shipping for one of his regular holsters and slightly more of one he makes that looks like a cell phone holster with a flap and snaps on it.
Again, congratulations on a very nice find. If you don't already collect Colt pistols and revolvers, you have a great start!
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Originally Posted by Mr.Puff
No way! I just purchased this yesterday. I am set to pick it up on the 28th. It is a 35XXX serial number Colt 1908 Vest Pocket in .25 ACP made in 1910!
The springs in the bag are stock. The previous owner replaced all of the springs with Wolffs and purchased a new striker. The box and manuals in the picture are original. It is pretty sweet.
Those stock wood grips are on my list.
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