Colt 1908 25 Automatic Hammerless

[charlessummers]

I picked this Colt up today for I consider a very nice price, but the grips do not seem right. The Colt site do seem to indicate that they did ship with smooth Walnut grips, but I'm no wood expert and have no idea from a pine to an oak. If they're not the originals, I'll probably pick up a set of repro's but still hang on to these. No telling when they were made or how long they've been on the pistol but the screws seem to indicate a LONG time. Serial number dates this back to 1935. Any Colt experts around here that can help me out with identifying these grips???

 

Thanks in advance.

 

No... the serial number isn't 3939. It's 3939XX for safety sake.

 

[gregintenn]

Not original, but attractive. I've no idea what kind of wood. Perhaps burl walnut? Osage orange? I dunno.

[Garufa]

Neat pistol.

 

The grips look homemade.

[Chris]

Neat little gun.

[TNWNGR]

After market, possible homemade grips of a burl wood, probably the following type...http://www.rockler.com/red-mallee-figured-burl-turning-blanks?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=pla&utm_campaign=PL&sid=V9146&gclid=CP2um4uJ28MCFQkkgQodq0wAQA

[Monkeyman2500]

Wow, can't help with the grips either, but what a cool little gun.

[Fourtyfive]

I like it.

[LCPfraTN]

Beautiful little pistol...I'd probably keep it just like it is.


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[Mike.357]

original grips would have been a plastic of some kind.

 

anyway it is awesome looking and I wish it was mine.

[Grayfox54]

Neat little gun. I believe in 1935 the grips would be checkered walnut, but can't say for sure.

[leroy]

Great little pistol....I'm with Gray on this... I would guess thinner checkered walnut grips were correct, but i dont know for sure... 

 

Great find...

leroy

[Grand Torino]

I'm guessing it had these...

[TNWNGR]

_{That'd be a safe bet GT but Colt did offer a checkered walnut grip during that timeline as well, you just see more of that darn Bakelite stuff.}  

[gregintenn]

I'm thinking the earlier ones had the hard rubber grips while the later ones came standard with checkered walnut. You might could have got one either way at the same time, however. I'm not sure. Other options were available for extra cost.

 

Mine has a 4 digit serial number with the black grips.

 

I used to have a newer one with walnut.

 

These are high quality guns.

Edited February 13, 2015 by gregintenn

[charlessummers]

Thanks... I'll see if I can find some original walnut one, but in the meantime keep these on it. I need to go shoot this thing! Maybe if we don't get the snow this weekend?

[john455]

That is a sweet little pea shooter that is