Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
Official wording
Colt, Model 1908, cal. .25 ACP, hammerless semiautomatic pistol, having a grip safety, in S/N range 1 - 409061.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having a grip safety”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N range 1 - 409061”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1908–1948.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .25 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 6 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket” ↗, years: infobox production date 1908–1948
- 2. oldcolt.com ↗, years: .25 Vest Pocket ship dates: S/N 1 in 1908 … 420500 in 1947, 1 produced 1948
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Colt Pocket .25Auto Hummerless.jpg” by Costas-1963, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Model 1908 Vest Pocket is a compact, hammerless, striker-fired, semi-automatic single-action pistol. Manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1908 to 1948, it was marketed as a small concealable firearm which 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 cartridge.