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The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is a .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is a variant introduced five years later in .380 ACP caliber. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model ...
However, the Colt 1903/08 Pocket Hammerless in .380 ACP (a lower power cartridge to the .38 ACP, but suitable to smaller simple blow-back pistols) appeared in 1909. The .380 Pocket Hammerless overwhelmed the Pocket Hammer model's sales but the 1903 persisted, possibly because the .38 ACP was still a more powerful cartridge than the .380 ACP.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless. The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is a 9-shot, .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is an 8-shot, .380 ACP caliber variant introduced five years ...
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 ...
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: Colt's Manufacturing Company.25 ACP United States: 1908 Colt Model 1909: Colt's Manufacturing Company.45 ACP United States: 1909 ...
M1903, meaning Model of 1903, can refer to a number of different pieces of equipment M1903 Springfield rifle; FN Model 1903; Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer; Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless; 3-inch gun M1903; 6-inch gun M1903
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.
When the .32 ACP cartridge was introduced, it was immediately popular and was available in several blowback automatic pistols of the day, including the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, the Savage Model 1907 automatic pistol, the Ruby pistol and the Browning Model 1910 automatic pistol.