Colt date of birth?

brummiejim

Hi, Experts. I'm looking at a Colt Model 1908, .360 cal. pistol. The serial # is 127xxx. Any idea of the date of manufacture?
Many thanks... Jim

nmyers

Late 1930's. Most likely it is chambered in .380 ACP.

Neal

brummiejim

Thanks for the reply. According to one source the serial number = 1937, but a lot of reference material is inaccurate, so I thought I'd check. Regards. Jim

dfletcher

Off the Colt site I get 1937 also, putting in variations from 127000 to 127999 and a few in between. At that date the 1908 should have a grip and magazine disconnect safety.