| Colt Pocket Hammerless | 
| | Type | Semi-automatic pistol | | Place of origin | United States | | Production history | | Manufacturer | Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut | | Produced | 1903 - 1945 | | Variants | M1903, M1908 (Types 1 - 5) | | Specifications | | Weight | 930 g (24 Ounces) | | Length | 205 mm (7 inches (Type I), 6 3/4 inches (Types 2 - 5)) | | Barrel length | 127 mm (4 inches (Type I), 3 3/4 inches (Types 2 - 5)) |
| | Cartridge | .32 ACP (M1903) and .380 ACP (M1908) | | Action | single action, blowback | | Feed system | 8 round detachable box magazine (M1903) and 7 round detachable box magazine (M1908) | | Sights | fixed Iron sights | The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is .32 ACP self-loading semi-automatic pistol introduced by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut and developed by John Browning. A Semi-automatic (also known as Self-loading) pistol is a type of handheld firearm, a kind of pistol. ...
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In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ...
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A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ...
Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ...
John Moses Browning (January 21, 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed myriad varieties of weapons, cartridges, and gun mechanics, many of which are used in the U.S. military and elsewhere to this day. ...
Five years later the Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless in .380 ACP was introduced. The . ...
They were popular civilian firearms for much of their life and served as United States General Officer pistols from the 1940s to the 1970s. Many gangsters of the era favored this weapon because it was small and easily concealable. It is said that Al Capone used to keep one in his coat pocket and that Bonnie Parker used one to break Clyde Barrow out of jail. She snuck it into the jail by tapeing it to her thigh.
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History
Approximately 570,000 of these guns were produced from 1903 to 1945 in five different types.
The Colt M1903 and M1908 Colt Pocket Hammerless pistols were issued to US Army and Air Force general officers from World War II through the 1970s, when stocks ran out. These included Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, Marshall, and Patton.
Design  Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Special features include a serrated slide to prevent slippage during manual cycling of the slide, and two safety mechanisms (a grip safety and a manual safety). A magazine safety was added on later models. Despite the title 'Hammerless', the Model 1903 does have a hammer, but it is hidden from view by the gun's slide. In 1908, a harder-hitting .380 ACP version of this gun was introduced. Called the Model 1908, it was nearly identical to the Model 1903 except for the bore diameter and the magazine, which held seven rounds (one less than the Model 1903). In firearms the slide is the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol. ...
Grip panels were black checked hard rubber, checked walnut, special order materials (ivory, mother of pearl, inset medallion).
Sight were fixed, although the rear sight was drift-adjustable for windage.
Metal finish was blued or nickel, and some special-order finishes such as engraved, silver or gold plated. Bluing is a process in which steel is protected from rust, named after the blue-black appearance of the finish. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...
Specifications - Calibers:
- Weight (unloaded): 930 g
- Length: 205 mm
- Barrel length: 127 mm
- Capacity:
- 8 rounds (.32 ACP)
- 7 Rounds (.380 ACP)
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Variants - Type I: separate barrel bushing, 4 inch barrel
- Type II: separate barrel bushing, 3 3/4 inch barrel
- Type III: integrated barrel bushing, 3 3/4 inch barrel
- Type IV: integrated barrel bushing, 3 3/4 inch barrel, magazine safety
- Type V: integrated barrel bushing, 3 3/4 inch barrel, magazine safety, military sights
- Police marked variations.
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