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!

here is a 2nd gen Colt Buntline that is in for repairs.

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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.

Great pistola, I want one.

I always liked these pictures. My grandfather participated in Operation Crossroads (second picture).

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While we are on the subject..........
 

Of old Colts, here are a couple of pictures of the first model Colt Officers Model revolvers. The first picture is of a first model/first type made in 1905. The second picture is of a first model/second type (changes made to the frame around the trigger guard). Colt first advertised the Officers Model in 1904 but it is very likely that the shipping started in 1905. These revolvers have a flat top frame, adjustable front and rear sights and checkered hammer, trigger and grip straps. While the finish as faded over the 100+ years since they were built, the actions are still smooth as silk. Also, these were among the first Colts to be chambered for the S&W 38 Special round instead of the 38 Long Colt. Note that the cylinders have not 6 but 12 locking notches to hold the cylinder in place. One set engages when the hammer is in the cocked position and the other set locks the cylinder when the trigger is in the forward position with the hammer down. This design changed in 1908 and was renamed the Army Special. In 1927 it became known as the Official Police model. The OM 1st Model/1st type was made for about 2 years (1905-1906) and the OM 1st Model/2nd Type was made also for about 2 years (1907-1908) making these fairly rare examples.

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That old Colt revolver has some front sight. It seems kind of tall compared to the rear. It's a cool old cop looking gun.

Henry, I think that buntline is for sale. I'll ask about it.

One of my projects today at work was fitting a Gracoil adjustable recoil reducer and recoil pad to a Krieghoff K80.

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How about an old Parker DH with Damascus barrels made in 1892 ?

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WOW Henry, Very nice Parker! Makes me ashamed to even post any photos of my spoons.

Dave

Thanks Dave
Please don't let pictures of other peoples toys diminish your appreciation of your own toys. Everyone has different priorities. If you like your spoons, I'm certain we would enjoy seeing them.

Well here is a couple of my 45's.

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You know this crowd is full of suckers for a 1911, myself included.
What make? Which do you carry more?

Nice looking pair of pistolas. I'd say you have good taste.

Here's another oddball. It's a modern reproduction (from C. Sharps Arms of Big Timber, Montana) of a rifle Sharps never actually produced. They made three prototypes and displayed them at the 1876 Centennial Fair in Philadelphia and won a silver medal with one of them. One was a full stocked military musket, one a sporting rifle, and one a long range match rifle ("Creedmoor" rifle). One Col. Berdan used the match rifle with some success.

If you look at the lines of the receiver, you can clearly see the Sharps Borchardt that emerged from this design in 1878. Many say Sharps might have survived had they produced this instead of the Borchardt, which never sold well - shooters were not quite ready for a hammerless, striker fired rifle. Especially one with a safety that looked like another trigger...

Mine is a .45-70 with an 18" twist Badger barrel. My mid range load is 60 grains of Swiss 1.5 Fg under the Paul Jones "Creedmoor" bullet cast 20:1 (540 grains) for just over 1,100 fps. My 1,000 yard load was 53 grains of Goex FFg ahead of 7.0 grains of Reloder 7 for about 1,300 fps with the same bullet. One very accurate rifle...

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Birmingham Small Arms 22 cal model 12 Pre WWII Martini action target rifle.

It weighs about 8 lbs. and has a 29" barrel with 1" diameter at the breech, tapering to 3/4" at the muzzle. Many of them are currently used as silhouette rifles. This one is one of the few found with the takedown feature. It features a target style, tang mounted, peep sight (Parker-Hale 7 or 7A) Note the six hole aperture sight. They were manufactured from about 1909 about 1940.


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BSA Model 12 Martini .22 Rifle - YouTube

Series 70 Gold Cup.

One of the best shooters I have ever had. The XD and my Smith and Wesson M&P 45 will be my EDC when I get my LTC this year.

Dave

I have several 45's I carry, usually its one of these
Kimber Raptor
Springfield 1911
Sig Sauer

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better pic of the Kimber

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good ol' 94

Oh man, I had one of those blackened stainless Springers and really miss it. I stole it for something like $600 NIB delivered and then traded it for a Bushmaster AR. So I did alright there, but I miss it.

Bolt peep? Sexy! That looks like a well loved little huntin rifle. Pre-64 94 Winnie carbine, can't go wrong with that.

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Got the finish completed on the 45 caliber, 1000 yard muzzle loader over the weekend and did an assembly to check the fit after the spraying of 14 coats of nitrocellulose clear lacquer. My hands took a beating from all the sanding as it has been many years since I painted custom motorcycles and vans! I need to adjust the tang down a bit to make the hooked breech fit as it did before spraying. It uses a 540gr pure lead bullet over 120gr (long ranges) or 80gr (short ranges) of FFG black powder.

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so pretty!

That is stunning! Nice work.. Where are you finding nitro? ( I honed my skills on many a tank myself)

I had my oldest daughter buy it in Arizona for me as they do not sell it as far as I know it is not sold any longer bin CA. Many things are not, but I am close to a state and also a country that has a bit more lax rules about many things. I tried some guitar shops but was told no can do.

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On vacation at a state park in ga, doing some hiking with the pup. This is what made the cut to bring along.

Two Generations...............
 

Here are two generations of Colt pocket pistols. The first is a 1903 Colt Pocket Hammer pistol chambered in 38 ACP. This is one of the "Parallel Rule" guns, in the same family as Henry's 1900 model. This one was made/shipped in 1926.

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Next is Colt's Commander chambered in 38 Super. These guns were introduced in 1948 with real production starting in 1949. This particular example was made in 1950. The sights are not original, but make it much easier to shoot! Even after almost 65 years the beautiful Colt Blue is still in great condition!

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Here is a picture of both pistols back to back to show how similar in size they are!

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me likey the commander...

Then you might like these.

A Colt 38 LW and a Colt 45LW. These are early 60s aluminum frame commanders.

Notice their position in the box. It explains why "gandstas" hold their pistols sideways.


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And for Fred a restored 1903.

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they should put the sights on the side then..

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I always though that was so stupid. why do they think they need to hold a semi auto side ways? Just ignorant?

Here's a fun little piece. This one was a pre-war police pistol made around 1907.
The Browning 1900 was the first successful blowback pocket pistol. Invented in 1900, by 1912 over a million had been produced. It is a Belgian pistol manufactured by FN in 7.65 mm Browning caliber (32 acp) and takes a 7 round magazine. Notice the barrel is under the recoil spring.

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another ray gun looking gun. I like it. It would look better in hard bright chrome though. Maybe some pearl grips. Hey thanks for the avos Henry. MMMMMMMMM..new thread coming soon. "back on the bench...Henry's Howitzer"

I've got another one..... you want too chrome it?

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