Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

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. The . ... 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 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of weapons which were used in the U.S. military for decades in the 20th century. ...

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.

Note: There was also a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer pistol in .38 ACP, but this design is unrelated. The FN Model 1903 pistol design is related to the Colt Pocket Hammerless, but it is physically larger due to its chambering in 9 x 20mm SR Browning Long. The . ...

History

Approximately 570,000 of these guns were produced from 1903 to 1945 in five different types. Barrel length is 4 inches (102 mm) for Type 1, and 3 3/4 inches (95 mm) for Types 2 through 5. Overall length is 7 or 6 3/4 inches (178 or 171 mm). Weight is 24 ounces (680 g). Magazine capacity is eight cartridges. The most common finishes are blued or nickel, but some special-order finishes were produced, including engraved versions and silver and gold plated models. The Model 1903 usually sports either black checkered hard rubber grips or checkered walnut grips, but other grip materials were used on special orders, including mother-of-pearl and ivory. Sights are fixed, although the rear sight is drift-adjustable for windage. The barrel of a gun or other firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... 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. ... Species See text The walnuts (genus Juglans) are plants in the walnut family Juglandaceae. ... A piece of nacre Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic mixture of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of platy crystals of aragonite and conchiolin (a scleroprotein). ...

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

Pocket Hammerless in .380 ACP Caliber

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. ...

Specifications

• Calibers:
  • M1903- .32 ACP
  • M1908- .380 ACP
• 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

• Police marked variations.

External links

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See also

• List of individual weapons of U.S. Armed Forces