My big concern with a lot of the examples I have seen or found is the pitting in the barrel. I've gotten the change to shoot a few nice examples, but have yet to lay claim to my own. The 1903 Hammerless has been on my list for some time. I betting no one has or can find one easily Of course, if anybody has a nicer example they can show me for the same money or less, I'd be interested. It seems like a market that's like the S&W revolver market, the pre-locks just keep going higher, what was too expensive 5 years ago looks like a good price now. From what I can see of sales at forum classifieds and on auction websites I might be able to get newer re-finished examples in the $400-600 range, but part of the appeal is the fact that these are Type I and Type II versions, and they're getting harder to find by all accounts. So, for neat guns that weren't really on my radar, and just happened to show up, I don't know if I'd feel like I'd been stung if I got them at the price cited (OTD, btw). And I quit going to gunshows here years ago because the sellers there made the auction sites look like real bargains. From the OSS to Bonnie and Cyde, and everyone in between.Īs far as the price goes: I know it may be high compared to what people see in different areas, but Portland has few gunshops and more guys who look at the auction websites to set their pricing. Yeah, that's part of what has got me interested- I guess these guns can accurately be called America's first mass-produced semi automatic, and they did get carried by darn near everybody who needed a gun, usually as a back up or deep concealment piece. There was also an M1903 version with a military Parkerized finish, which is otherwise the same as the Model IV, SN 554,447 through 572,214. Type V: integrated barrel bushing, 3 3/4 inch barrel, military sights, magazine safety on both commercial and "U.S. Type IV: integrated barrel bushing, 3 3/4 inch barrel, magazine safety Type I: separate barrel bushing, 4 inch barrel, no magazine safety, Serial numbers 1 through 71,999 Cheap enough.īe sure to take the mags apart and clean them out. Get a couple of repros and retire the factory mags. Original factory mags are hard to find and very $$$$. Numerich has some parts and extra repro mags. They're pocket pistols, not Gold Cups so don't expect much. They usually shoot okay even with rough bores. Mine likes plain old vanilla Remington green/white box best.
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