Description
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Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this semi-automatic pistol for a penny-start auction…this is the Colt M1908 Hammerless!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: M1908 Hammerless (.25 Automatic)
Serial: 335906
Date of Manufacture: 1923
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Checkered Black Synthetic with Colt Logo
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt M1908 Hammerless (.25 Automatic) is a compact and elegantly designed semi-automatic pistol that played a significant role in early 20th-century concealed carry firearms. Developed by the legendary John Moses Browning and produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, the M1908 was marketed as a "Vest Pocket" pistol, small enough to be discreetly tucked away in a gentleman’s waistcoat. This particular model features a 2-inch barrel, blue finish, and fixed sights, all packed into a pistol measuring only about 4.5 inches in overall length and weighing just 13 ounces. The checkered black synthetic grips with the Colt logo not only enhance handling but add a period-correct visual appeal that captures the style of its time.
Model: M1908 Hammerless (.25 Automatic)
Serial: 335906
Date of Manufacture: 1923
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Checkered Black Synthetic with Colt Logo
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt M1908 Hammerless (.25 Automatic) is a compact and elegantly designed semi-automatic pistol that played a significant role in early 20th-century concealed carry firearms. Developed by the legendary John Moses Browning and produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, the M1908 was marketed as a "Vest Pocket" pistol, small enough to be discreetly tucked away in a gentleman’s waistcoat. This particular model features a 2-inch barrel, blue finish, and fixed sights, all packed into a pistol measuring only about 4.5 inches in overall length and weighing just 13 ounces. The checkered black synthetic grips with the Colt logo not only enhance handling but add a period-correct visual appeal that captures the style of its time.
Functionally, the M1908 is a striker-fired, single-action pistol chambered in .25 ACP, a cartridge designed specifically by Browning for compact firearms. While modest in stopping power, the .25 ACP allowed for highly concealable, easily carried firearms with just enough punch for personal defense at very close range. Despite its small size, the M1908 was advanced for its day, boasting several safety features unusual in pistols of its class and era. These included a slide-locking manual safety, grip safety, and, beginning around serial number 139,000, a magazine safety disconnector known as the Tansley Device, which prevented the pistol from firing when the magazine was removed. These innovations were prominently advertised by Colt and underscored the company’s emphasis on safe handling—even in such a diminutive pistol.
Finely crafted and often finished in highly polished Colt Carbona Blue, the M1908 Vest Pocket has long been appreciated by collectors not only for its aesthetics but also for its place in American firearms history. With over 409,000 units produced, the M1908 was one of Colt’s most successful pocket pistols. Though production was briefly halted during World War II, its legacy continued in the form of the Baby Browning, a refined European successor. The M1908 also saw limited use by clandestine Allied operatives during the war, though no genuine military markings were ever applied—making any such markings on current examples a known sign of post-production tampering. Today, the Colt M1908 remains a prized piece for collectors, a symbol of the golden age of American firearms design, and a testament to the genius of Browning and the innovation of early 20th-century Colt engineering.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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