C&R · II · 160
Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 6 ↗
Colt, Model 1908 Pocket (hammerless), semiautomatic pistol, cal. .380.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1908–1945.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .380 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
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: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless” ↗, country: infobox origin United States; M1908 .380 is a listed variant
- 2. Wikipedia, “Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless” ↗, years: M1908 "introduced five years later" (1908); 1903s and 1908s issued 1942–1945
- 3. oldcolt.com ↗, years: .380 Pocket Hammerless ship dates: S/N 1 in 1908 … 137485 in 1945 (single pieces after)
- 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, “Frederic Laboureur Colt 1903 Pocket pistol-2013.19.1-IMG 7577-white.jpg”, CC BY-SA 3.0 fr. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless 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. It is also called the Model M.