I have an automatic pistol colt cal. 38 Rimless Smokeless, patented in Apr 20, 1807; Sept. 9, 1902,. With serial number

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Your pistol is the Model 1903 Pocket Hammer Pistol. There were approximately 26,000 manufactured between 1903 and 1929. Your gun was produced in 1910.

The original finish was blued metal with checkered black hard rubber grips. Barrel length is 4.5"

Your gun is not original, .The wooden grips are after-market and it looks to have been professionally refinished which does not hurt the value. I think the engraving was done at a later date and not from the factory, Possibly at the time of refinishing, but the only way to know for sure is with a Colt Factory letter which can cost up to $150. If the engraving was done at the factory I would add another 20% to the values below.

Value for a 98% gun is $4000, if the engraving was factory done it would raise it another $&50 to $1000. A 95% gun is valued at $2750 plus the $750 to $1000 for the engraving. I would rate your gun in between the 2 with a value of $3500

These are private party values, expect 25% less for a trade and 20% to 25% more for retail.

Tom

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