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COLT Model 1908 .25 ACP Semi-Automatic VEST POCKET Self Defense Pistol C&R ROARING 20s Colt’s Smallest Semi-Auto Made in 1925
Guns International #: 102237221 Seller's Inventory #: 228445
Category: Colt Pistols - 1908 - Colt Pistols
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
COLT Model 1908 .25 ACP Semi-Automatic VEST POCKET Self Defense Pistol C&R
ROARING 20s Colt’s Smallest Semi-Auto Made in 1925
Here we present a C&R Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol, made in 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut with a production run from 1908 through 1948 with over 420,000 produced. Production was paused between 1943 and 1945 so Colt could support the war effort. This was another John Moses Browning design, and it was Colt’s smallest semi-automatic pistol offering.
Known as the Model "N" internally within Colt, the 1908 Vest Pocket is a very small 4.5 inches long and has a 2-inch barrel. Weighing a mere 13 ounces empty, it is fed by a six-round single column magazine. The pistol’s fixed open iron sights were rather 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, as well as 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. Proud of the state-of-the-art technology represented by this advance, Colt included a green brochure marking its inclusion with every Model 1908 sold for a year after its introduction. Additionally, in approximately the 280,000 serial number range, the left side slide inscription was altered to include the patent date for the disconnector, also known as the “Tansley Device”.
It was marketed as a small concealable firearm which could be easily tucked into a vest pocket for unobtrusive carry. At the end of the production run, an improved redesign became the Baby Browning, which is still in production today. This pistol would have been carried by the good guys and the bad guys throughout the Roaring Twenties and well beyond.
The overall condition is fine. Original finish. Strong action. The bore is bright, Both grips are in good shape and remain firmly seated. Sharp markings throughout.
This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Barrel is 2 inches.
Caliber: .25 ACP
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
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$1250
#228445
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes