Guns International #: 101614119
Seller's Inventory #: 51777
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Guns International #: 101614119
Category - Colt Pistols - 1908
- .380 Pistols
Seller's Information
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Seller: kwcarter
Member Since: 3/7/21
First Name: Kenneth
Last Name: Carter
State:
Ohio
Zip: 44236
Country: United States
Phone:
(330) 554-7215
Active Listings: 0
Total Listings: 2
Seller Type: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
Payment Methods:
cash, check, zelle, venmo
Colt M1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 Automatic
Description: COLT M1908 COLT PT.FA.MFG.CO.HARTFORD.CT.USA MFG in 1921. serial number 51777 one of the two orignal grips damaged, see picture. I will sell the gun with an extra pair of original colt grips included, but not installed. The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless (not to be confused with the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer or the M1903 Springfield rifle) is a .32 ACP caliber, self-loading, semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and built by Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is a variant introduced five years later in .380 ACP caliber. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model 1903 does have a hammer. The hammer is covered and hidden from view under the rear of the slide, this allows the pistol to be carried in and withdrawn from a pocket quickly and smoothly without snagging. Approximately 570,000 Colt Pocket Hammerless pistols were produced from 1903 to 1945, in five different types. Some were issued to US Army and US Air Force general officers from World War II through the 1970s; these were replaced in 1972 with the RIA Colt M15 general officer's model, a compact version of the M1911A1. The Shanghai Municipal Police issued the M1908 to its officers in the 1920s and 1930s and it was a popular model with police in the United States such as the Boston Police Department. In addition to lawful owners, many gangsters of the pre-World War II era favored the Model 1903 and Model 1908 because they were relatively small and easily concealed. It is said that Al Capone kept one in his coat pocket and Bonnie Parker used one to break Clyde Barrow out of jail after smuggling it into the jail by taping it to her thigh. Bank robber John Dillinger was carrying this model of pistol when he was shot by FBI agents outside the Biograph theater on July 22, 1934, and another famous bank robber, Willie Sutton, had one when he was captured by police in Brooklyn on February 18, 1952.[1] SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Handgun Caliber: .380 ACP (9x17mm Browning Short) Manufacturer: COLT Model: M1908 Serial Number: 51777 Condition: FAIR |
Guns International #: 101614119
Seller's Inventory #: 51777
Guns International #: 101614119
Seller's Inventory #: 51777