Sold – WED MAR 6, COLT 1903 POCKET HAMMERLESS PISTOL, 1940 PRODUCTION, MINT IN BOX, SOLD IN WASHINGTON DC’S GUNSHOP TO THE PRESIDENTS!
$3,400.00
Out of stock
In 99% mint new in the matching original box stunning condition, we have a 1940 production Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol that was sold on May 14, 1941 at the Simon Atlas Sporting Goods Store in Washington DC. The original sales receipt is still on the box!!! This is the place that Presidents,Generals and Senators bought all of their hunting and fishing gear from around 1900 until sometime in the mid 1960’s when all the gun dealers were run out of DC. Here is a brief 1960 news article from the CIA. You can probably guess where they were getting their guns!
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP68-00046R000200050001-2.pdf
This is a fantastic Colt with a Washington DC pedigree that won’t hang around for long!
