Manufactured in 1943. The pistol has the Colt commercial blue finish with two-tone magazine and blued barrel with polished chamber. The grips are inlaid with German Silver Colt medallions. The pistol has the late style, square top, rear sight and front sight with serrated blade. The right side of the frame is roll-stamped: "U.S. PROPERTY" above the trigger. The Ordnance Escutcheon final inspection mark is stamped on the left side of the frame behind the thumb safety. The left side of the frame is stamped with the serial number and the Colt 'Triangle/VP' proof mark is stamped on the left side of the trigger guard bow. The Rampant Colt trademark is stamped behind the serrations on the left side of the slide and the two-line Hartford address and 1907 and 1903 patent dates are roll stamped on the left side of the slide in front of the serrations. The right side of the slide is roll-stamped: "COLT AUTOMATIC/CALIBRE .380 HAMMERLESS. The bottom of the magazine floor plate is stamped: "CAL.380/COLT". The pistol is complete with an original instruction sheet dated "9-44", a parkerized cleaning rod and a reproduction carton.

Excellent. The pistol retains approximately 90-95% of the original Colt blue finish. The finish on the slide is thin and there are several areas of very light pitting on the top and muzzle end of the slide. The frame shows less wear and retains nearly all of the original blue finish. The walnut grips are in excellent condition with some very minor handling flattening on the checkering. The magazine has about 98% of the original two-tone finish. The instruction sheet and cleaning rod are in excellent condition. The reproduction carton is in new condition with no wear. This is a fine representative example of a "U.S. PROPERTY" marked Colt .380 Pocket Hammerless Pistol