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Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP. Its serial number dates manufacture to 1919. This is a Colt' US Armament reprise of the 1903 pocket model. It has all of the major updates except the magazine disconnector that was added in 1926. Dismounting for cleaning resembles the Colt .25 "Vest Pocket " Pistol of 1906 but is considerably easier.
In 1916 Colt engineer George Tansley invented a third safety feature for the pistol, the magazine safety disconnector, which prevented accidental firing with the magazine removed. This additional safety device was added to production in 1916 or 1917 in the latter 139,000 serial number range, and patented by Colt in 1917.
The 1902 Colt sporting Model was considered by Colt to be a continuation of its 1900 model. Serials picked up at the end of Colt 1900 Model production with serial 4275 in 1902 and continuing into 1907 with 10999. A final offering of the 1902 sporting model was made in 1907 with a special serial run of 191 pistols, 30000–30190.
The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun.It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (today known as Colt's Manufacturing Company) and was adopted as the standard-issued revolver of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892.
A Colt M1991A1 Compact ORM pistol A Colt M1991A1 Compact ORM pistol with slide locked back to expose bull barrel. Colt Commander: In 1949 Colt began production of the Colt Commander, an aluminum-framed 1911 with a 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch barrel and a rounded hammer. It was developed in response to an Army requirement issued in 1949, for a lighter ...
Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836.
These pistols were identical to the Colt M1911 except for a minor detail on the hammer checkering. 100 pistols were ordered, but 5 were rejected during production. The serial range was from 1 to 95. Number 2 was stolen from Norwegian Armed Forces Museum in 1978. Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk was ready to start mass production in 1918.
O2020 - Colt Delta Elite - Stainless (STS) - Has a "DS" serial number prefix. O2021 - Colt Delta Elite - Bright Stainless (BSTS) O2010MT - Match Ten - This special edition included a government model slide and barrel assembly, a 10mm Gold Cup receiver assembly, a special rollmark "Match 10" on the left slide, and an extra magazine.