Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction, this is the Colt 1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Vest Pocket
Serial: 176982
Date of Manufacture: 1918
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blued
Barrel Length: 2:
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front and Rear Sights
Stock/Grips: Checkered Black Synthetic
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 1908 Vest Pocket is a compact, hammerless, striker-fired, semi-automatic single-action pistol. Manufactured by the Colt Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, it was marketed as a small, concealable firearm that could be easily tucked into a vest pocket for unobtrusive carry. Designed by John Moses Browning, the Model 1908 followed Browning’s earlier European version, introduced by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal as the FN Model 1906. Both pistols were chambered for the Browning-invented .25 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge. Known as the Model "N" internally within Colt, the 1908 Vest Pocket is a diminutive 4.5 inches long and has a 2-inch barrel. Weighing a mere 13 ounces, it is fed by a six-round single-column magazine.
The pistol’s fixed open iron sights were relatively small and rudimentary, but typical for small hideout automatics of its era and adequate for the short range at which it was intended to be used. Colt's advertising and marketing literature of the time highly touted the advanced safety features of the Model 1908, including a standard slide-locking safety catch and a grip safety. In 1916, Colt engineer George Tansley invented a third safety feature for the pistol, the magazine safety disconnector, which prevented accidental firing with the magazine removed. This additional safety device was added to production in 1916 or 1917 in the latter 139,000 serial number range, and patented by Colt in 1917. In 34 years of production, approximately 409,061 Model 1908 pistols were manufactured, production paused from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II production demands. Some additional pistols were assembled post-war from parts on hand numbered 420,001 through 420,705. An improved redesign, the Baby Browning, is still in production. The Colt Model 1908 saw limited service with American and British OSS and SOE units during World War II due to its small size and high concealability.
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.
Model: Vest Pocket
Serial: 176982
Date of Manufacture: 1918
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blued
Barrel Length: 2:
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front and Rear Sights
Stock/Grips: Checkered Black Synthetic
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model 1908 Vest Pocket is a compact, hammerless, striker-fired, semi-automatic single-action pistol. Manufactured by the Colt Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, it was marketed as a small, concealable firearm that could be easily tucked into a vest pocket for unobtrusive carry. Designed by John Moses Browning, the Model 1908 followed Browning’s earlier European version, introduced by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal as the FN Model 1906. Both pistols were chambered for the Browning-invented .25 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge. Known as the Model "N" internally within Colt, the 1908 Vest Pocket is a diminutive 4.5 inches long and has a 2-inch barrel. Weighing a mere 13 ounces, it is fed by a six-round single-column magazine.
The pistol’s fixed open iron sights were relatively small and rudimentary, but typical for small hideout automatics of its era and adequate for the short range at which it was intended to be used. Colt's advertising and marketing literature of the time highly touted the advanced safety features of the Model 1908, including a standard slide-locking safety catch and a grip safety. In 1916, Colt engineer George Tansley invented a third safety feature for the pistol, the magazine safety disconnector, which prevented accidental firing with the magazine removed. This additional safety device was added to production in 1916 or 1917 in the latter 139,000 serial number range, and patented by Colt in 1917. In 34 years of production, approximately 409,061 Model 1908 pistols were manufactured, production paused from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II production demands. Some additional pistols were assembled post-war from parts on hand numbered 420,001 through 420,705. An improved redesign, the Baby Browning, is still in production. The Colt Model 1908 saw limited service with American and British OSS and SOE units during World War II due to its small size and high concealability.
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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