Colt 1903 .32 Value

[Navy_Chief]

I found one today the serial number was in the 4,000 range looked to be all original except the magazine was not the correct one. I would call it at least 50% still had the peacock blue showing pretty good and grips where not chipped or broken.

The seller was asking $850 I believe I could get it for maybe $500-$650 would this be a good buy for a type I?

[oberon]

$850 is too stiff for me. $500 is a lot of scratch, too. The question becomes: Is it what you are after? Is it what you want? Do you like it? Those are questions only you can answer.
The description sounds good. The things are never gonna be inexpensive, ever again.
For me, I would decide that I want the gun and then haggle & quibble & wheel & deal. And then leave with the gun anyway.
I think the 1903s are the most elegant, handsome, ahead-of-its'-time pistol ever built.

[bofg]

Factory magazines are hard to come by and often sell for about the price of the gun, I have been trying to locate a 2nd one for mine. The same goes for the 1908 .380

[ei8ht]

Factory magazines are hard to come by and often sell for about the price of the gun, I have been trying to locate a 2nd one for mine. The same goes for the 1908 .380

There is usually some original magazines for sale on GunBroker for both the Hammerless 32 and 380.
The going price seems to be $100 to $150. Right now there are 6 for sale. (not mine, LOL)
I would suspect other on line sites the sell firearms would have them too.

[Navy_Chief]

There is usually some original magazines for sale on GunBroker for both the Hammerless 32 and 380.
The going price seems to be $100 to $150. Right now there are 6 for sale. (not mine, LOL)
I would suspect other on line sites the sell firearms would have them too.

Yes but those are the incorrect types for the early models. The early ones where pinned and unmarked. I am sure unmarked early mags would probably bring well over $200

[plattincreek]

Two of the later pistols (1919 and 1928 manufacture) sold the first week of this month at gunrunnerauctions.com for $790 and $680 respectively.