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The Model 1908 Vest Pocket is a compact, hammerless, striker-fired, semi-automatic single-action pistol. Manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, it was marketed as a small concealable firearm which could be easily tucked into a vest pocket for unobtrusive carry.
The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is a variant introduced five years later in .380 ACP caliber. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model 1903 does have a hammer. The hammer is covered and hidden from view under the rear of the slide, this allows the pistol to be carried in and withdrawn from a pocket quickly and smoothly without snagging.
Colt 1908 may refer to: Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless, a variant of the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless; Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
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 ...
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 ...
The M15 General Officers is a .45 ACP pistol developed by the U.S. Army's Rock Island Arsenal from stock M1911 pistols as a replacement for the aging Colt Model 1903 and Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols. The pistol was issued to United States Army general officers as a personal weapon.
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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.