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Originally Posted by fred cook
Henry,
Here are some facts about your 1900 pistol that I pulled from two of my resource books. They are "Colts .38 Automatic Pistols" by Douglas Sheldon circa 1987 and "The Government Models" by William H.D. Goddard, circa 1988.
Pistol #2679
Manufactured in 1901. Probably shipped on June 14th of that year,
shipped from Colt w/rear sight safety, convex take down plug and black hard rubber grips.
Front sight apparently modified after the pistol was delivered as Colt records don't show any special order front sights for these pistols.
Was apparently shipped back to Colt sometime after 1902 to have the rear sight safety removed and the takedown plug changed to the concave version (available in late 1902). The wood grips could have been installed at that time.
You have a very nice example of this rare Colt. Considering the gun's condition, you probably did the right thing having it refinished by a proper craftsman. It should be around to entertain another generation or two of collectors!
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Fred, thanks for the great info.
The grips have been on the pistol for 50+ years but I have the black rubber grips for display and I'll use the walnut grips for shooting. The plastic grips are a little small for my hand.