Is there a Mexican stamping or inscription?
Very interesting!
Very interesting!
Colt 1902 military "Mexican Army Issue"
My latest acquisition. This is so much fun!
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Here it is! Notice the slight tilt to the right, correct according to Book by D. Sheldon on page 117. also serial number part of 600 shipped to Mexico in 1908. The serial number is 308xx. And man are these fun to shoot!
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A bit of case history with a Colt 1905 .45ACP. When the 1905 was in production, prior to the 1911, the .45ACP cartridge it was designed for and the US Military .45ACP had a similar relationship to the .38ACP and .38Super, though not as wide a gap in relative power.
The 1905 & 1902 are exactly the same gun, but for parts related to cartridge size most parts interchange. A 1905 slide with fit the rails of a 1902 & vise-versa. Failures as discussed here are not uncommon in the 1905. I have seen three and owned one. By failure I mean cracking at the front of the slide, both sides at the front of the slot for the slide lock. The crack proceeds upward & forward at maybe 45 degree angle.
The cracks on the one I had were open close to 1/16". Apparently that affected the relationship between the notches that lock the barrel into the slide just forward of the eject port because a previous owner had installed shims just ahead of where the rear barrel link meets the frame. From that I think when the cracking reached some max amount, malfunction occurred -- which probably would tend to eliminate catastrophic failure. The slide material doesn't seem to be heat treated, just a strong, tough and fairly ductile steel.
In my case, I 'V-ed' the cracks, welded them up and filled the gap at the slide lock with weld & squared off the muzzle of the frame. After refinish prep of the slide and rest of the gun I sent it to Turnbulls & had the markings replaced & charcoal blued. Since I knew where the work had been done, I could see it but nobody else has.
I think it was this one:
The 1905 & 1902 are exactly the same gun, but for parts related to cartridge size most parts interchange. A 1905 slide with fit the rails of a 1902 & vise-versa. Failures as discussed here are not uncommon in the 1905. I have seen three and owned one. By failure I mean cracking at the front of the slide, both sides at the front of the slot for the slide lock. The crack proceeds upward & forward at maybe 45 degree angle.
The cracks on the one I had were open close to 1/16". Apparently that affected the relationship between the notches that lock the barrel into the slide just forward of the eject port because a previous owner had installed shims just ahead of where the rear barrel link meets the frame. From that I think when the cracking reached some max amount, malfunction occurred -- which probably would tend to eliminate catastrophic failure. The slide material doesn't seem to be heat treated, just a strong, tough and fairly ductile steel.
In my case, I 'V-ed' the cracks, welded them up and filled the gap at the slide lock with weld & squared off the muzzle of the frame. After refinish prep of the slide and rest of the gun I sent it to Turnbulls & had the markings replaced & charcoal blued. Since I knew where the work had been done, I could see it but nobody else has.
I think it was this one:
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