1903 Colt auto

Odesseus

Which is considered the more desireable, a 1903 type Colt auto in .380 or in .32? Also, were the early ones parkerized or blued? I have a chance to buy a .380 and this is being touted as a plus, that .380s are more salable than .32s. Also says it has been blued, since the early models were all parkerized. Thanks for any help you can give.

rufe-snow

The figures I have show that Colt made 138,000 Model 1908 .380's and 772,000 Model 1903 .32's. All the early ones were either blued or nickel plated. Parkerizing wasn't done till the 1940's during the war.

Jgreen

.380 is definitely more rare. Check out www.coltautos.com