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Originally Posted by Henry Schmidt
Somewhat rare Colt 1905. The first version of the 45 ACP. Original magazine and grips. Check the serial number.
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Very nice example of a rare Colt! There were only 6100 of these made. Serial numbers ran up to 6210 but some numbers were not used. The first one was shipped on December 1, 1905 and the last one (3 actually) on September 11, 1917. The guns from #1 thru about 3609 had the round hammers with the later guns having the spur type hammers. The earliest hammers had hand cut checkering while the later ones were stamped checkering. A few of these guns were cut for holster/stocks. All were finished in the high polish blue also known as the oil finish blue. All of the production 1905s had checkered walnut grips. For more info, find a copy of "The Colt Model 1905 Automatic Pistol" by John Potocki printed in 1998.