Colt 380 Lookup

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Model 1903 .32 ACP & 1908 .380 ACP Pocket Hammerless Instruction Sheet PDF (1.3MB)
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COLT MODEL 1903 .32 ACP / 1908 .380 ACP POCKET HAMMERLESS PRODUCTION

Year

Type

Serial Number
(1903 .32ACP)

Serial Number
(1908 .380 ACP)

Year

Type

Serial Number (1903 .32 ACP)

Serial Number
(1908 .380 ACP)

1903

Type I
.32
1 - 72000

.380
None

1

1925

460000

82000

1904

4100

1926

466000

92000

1905

16500

1927

Type IV
.32
468001 - 562000

.380
93001 - 136000

470000

94000

1906

34000

1928

481000

100000

1907

51000

1929

489000

103000

1908

67400

1

1930

502000

107000

1909

Type II
.32
72001 - 105000
.380
1 - 6250

80500

2300

1931

506000

110000

1910

Type III
.32
105001 - 468000

.380
6251 - 93000

94425

4350

1932

511000

113000

1911

107750

6900

1933

513000

115000

1912

125000

9500

1934

516000

117000

1913

141000

12700

1935

517000

120000

1914

159000

16500

1936

519000

123000

1915

172500

21000

1937

521000

125000

1916

193000

26000

1938

530000

128000

1917

235000

30900

1939

538000

132750

1918

264200

34500

1940

543000

133000

1919

292000

35500

1941

545250

134000

1920

328000

36500

1942

555000

135000

1921

377000

53000

1943

none produced

none

1922

404000

56000

1944

Type V
.32
562001 - 572215
.380
136001 - 138009

559000

136000

1923

420000

68000

1945

570000 - 572215

137000 - 138009

1924

450000

78000

Colt 380 serial number lookup

Colt 380 Lookup Pistol

Handguns Shipping $25 Flat rate Long Guns $35 Flat Rate For Lower 48 States Ins. Payment Methods: Cash, Bank Check, USPS Money Order, Wire Transfer, Visa,Mastercard, Discover, American Express. COLT GOVERNMENT POCKETLITE 380 ACP PISTOL. Description: Description: MAKE - COLT. MODEL - POCKETLITE. A Tale of Two Colts in.380. When referring to Colt 1911 pistols, the first models that come to mind are the standard-sized semi-autos chambered in.45 ACP. But many years ago, Colt manufactured a.

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Lowell Pauli Collection, photos by Sam Lisker

Colt 380 Lookup

Colt Model M .380 ACP Serial Number 1 - shipped to J.R. Hegeman in 1908. Mr. Hegeman, a vice president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, of New York, was very active between 1885 and 1925, and was interested in Colt arms only. Hegeman was truly a pioneer in Colt collecting and presumably had some fantastic connections within the Colt company in order for him to own many production prototype and serial number one guns.

Colt 380 Wikipedia

Close-up of left rear slide and frame.

Close-up of serial number 1. Compare it to the close-up photo of serial number 15 below. It's slightly different.


John W. Brunner Collection, photos by Sam Lisker

For comparison, here's a close-up of Model M .380 serial number 15.

Colt Model M .32 ACP Serial Number 6 - shipped to Frank Schirmer in 1903. Schirmer was Colt's Treasurer at the time and also received Colt Model N .25 ACP Serial Number 2.