colt rampant ?
 

on my colt 03 pocket, I noticed that it does not have the colt rampant on the rear of the slide left.
did some of colts guns come off the line and miss getting this mark?
I can not see any remnant of this mark, and the lettering and finger groves do not look sanded or degraded in any way, blueing does not lood any different in this spot. does any one have an answer to this question or know where I can find out? thanks

Ed

Be the first time I've ever seen this....but I've learned never to say "never".

Greg

Ed

Be the first time I've ever seen this....but I've learned never to say "never".

Greg

I have looked under a loup and there is no evedince of any rampant ever beint there,
also the lettering is sharp and looks untouched, if it was removed in a sanding I would think you would see it in the finger ribs or lettering. I am posting photos close up. what do you guys think?
http://img139.exs.cx/img139/5381/colt7jd.jpg
http://img139.exs.cx/img139/7792/coly22bq.jpg

It would not surprise me if it somehow missed getting the Colt stamped on it. I have not seen that before, but I have seen all sorts of variations in older Colts. If you read John Brunner's article on collector aspects of the Colt Pocket Autos in Gun Digest (1988), he lists all sorts of markings and features which are supposed to be present based on sub-model and year of production. However, in comparing known-original specimens to his charts, I saw variations from his specifications including different style pony stamps and lettering on slides, etc. etc. With Colt, I'd never say you would not find an exception to the rule, or something that happened different on a given day, "just because." (Warning: this is just my amateur opinion; I am not a super duper collector, nor do I play one on TV! :-) )
I have, however, looked at a bunch of old Colt automatics over the past 20 years...

hope this helps!
John