Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction…this is the Colt Automatic .25.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Automatic .25
Serial: OD118463
Model: Automatic .25
Serial: OD118463
Date of Manufacture: 1973
Caliber: .25 Acp
Finish: Blued
Barrel Length: 2.25"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front Blade with Fixed U-Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Grips with Inlaid Colt Medallions
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Automatic .25, more formally known as the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket, is a classic early-20th-century pocket pistol designed by the legendary firearms engineer John Moses Browning and manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Introduced in 1908 and produced until 1948, this compact semi-automatic handgun was specifically designed for discreet personal protection at a time when small, easily concealable firearms were becoming increasingly popular for civilian carry. Chambered in the .25 ACP cartridge—also known as the 6.35×16mmSR Browning—the pistol uses a simple and reliable blowback operating system combined with a striker-fired mechanism rather than the exposed hammer seen on many other pistols of the period. One of the pistol’s notable safety features is its combination of a manual thumb safety and a grip safety, an unusual arrangement for such a small handgun but one that reflected Browning’s emphasis on secure handling and safe carry.
Caliber: .25 Acp
Finish: Blued
Barrel Length: 2.25"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front Blade with Fixed U-Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Grips with Inlaid Colt Medallions
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Automatic .25, more formally known as the Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket, is a classic early-20th-century pocket pistol designed by the legendary firearms engineer John Moses Browning and manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Introduced in 1908 and produced until 1948, this compact semi-automatic handgun was specifically designed for discreet personal protection at a time when small, easily concealable firearms were becoming increasingly popular for civilian carry. Chambered in the .25 ACP cartridge—also known as the 6.35×16mmSR Browning—the pistol uses a simple and reliable blowback operating system combined with a striker-fired mechanism rather than the exposed hammer seen on many other pistols of the period. One of the pistol’s notable safety features is its combination of a manual thumb safety and a grip safety, an unusual arrangement for such a small handgun but one that reflected Browning’s emphasis on secure handling and safe carry.
The Colt .25 typically features a short barrel of about two inches, a six-round detachable magazine housed within a slim grip frame, and fixed iron sights that are minimal but adequate for the close-range defensive role for which the pistol was intended. Despite its very small size—light enough to be carried in a vest pocket, purse, or coat—the pistol was manufactured with the high level of machining and finish that characterized Colt firearms of the era, often including polished blued finishes, checkered hard rubber grips bearing the Colt emblem, and finely fitted internal components. Over its long production run, hundreds of thousands were manufactured, and the pistol became one of the most widely carried pocket automatics of the early twentieth century. Today the Colt Automatic .25 remains a highly collectible firearm, valued not only for its association with Browning’s innovative designs but also for its role as one of the most iconic and elegantly engineered vest-pocket pistols ever produced.
Contents:
Contents:
This example will ship with the Colt box and all other contents pictured above.
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.
Additional Details
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Additional Information
GunbrokerLink: |
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1161298832 |
BidPrice: |
0.01 |
AuctionEndDate: |
2026-03-22 21:00:00 |
CurrentBid: |
680 |





