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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol is a classic example of early 20th-century American ingenuity in firearm design. Chambered in the diminutive .25 ACP caliber, this semi-automatic pistol was introduced in 1908 and produced until 1948, earning a reputation as one of the most compact and easily concealable handguns of its time. Designed by the legendary John Moses Browning, the 1908 was intended as a pocket-sized defense pistol that could be discreetly carried, easily …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis:Caliber - 38 S&W Special, double-action revolver built on the shrouded hammer alloy I frame with 4-screws, 5-shot fluted steel cylinder with a nominal length of 1.53", alloy frame with 2" steel pinned barrel with some production of 3-inch barrels reported, blue or nickel aluminum finish, walnut magna style grips with S&W medallions and Diamond around the screw escutcheon, 3 versions of the flat latch thumbpiece are found, round butt JAS frame, Airweight stamped on …