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The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer was a short-recoil, semi-automatic pistol, designed by the American arms designer John Browning. It was a compact version of the Colt Model 1902 Sporting Model pistol derived from the original Colt M1900 .
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.
Colt 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless: Semi-automatic pistol 710,000 572,215 in .32 ACP and 138,009 in .380 ACP Winchester Model 1873: Lever-action rifle 702,000 [152] [153] SIG SG 510: Battle rifle Switzerland: 700,000 MAT-49: Submachine gun France: 700,000 Colt Woodsman: Semi-automatic pistol United States: 690,000+ [154] Lorenz rifle: Rifle ...
The 1902 Military Model featured a square and lengthened grip frame with an additional round in the magazine, while the 1903 Pocket Hammer featured a shortened barrel and slide but retained the Sporting model grip frame. The Colt M1905.45 ACP pistol would be derived from the same lineage, also with a different serial number range.
Colt M1902: Colt's Manufacturing Company.38 ACP United States: 1902 Colt M1911: Colt's Manufacturing Company.45 ACP United States: 1911 Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer: Colt's Manufacturing Company.38 ACP United States: 1903 Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless: Colt's Manufacturing Company.32 ACP.380 ACP United States: 1903 Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
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.
Colt has manufactured several self-loading pistols. The first was the Colt M1900 made from 1900 to 1902 exclusively for the .38 ACP. The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer was manufactured for the same .38 ACP cartridge from 1902 to 1928. The M1905 military pistol was manufactured for the .45 ACP cartridge from 1905 to 1912.
It was introduced in 1903 and fired the 9×20mmSR Browning Long cartridge. It should not be confused with the US-made Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (in .32 ACP), nor with the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer (in .38 ACP). The FN Model 1903 is based on the same mechanical design as the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, which Browning sold to ...