Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

Colt's Manufacturing Company · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1903

Weight (empty)680 g (24.0 oz)
Overall Length171 mm (6.73")
Barrel Length95 mm (3.74")
Height140 mm (5.51")
Width30 mm (1.18")
Magazine Capacity8 rounds
Action TypeBlowback
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity270 m/s (886 fps)
Muzzle Energy175 J (129 ft·lbf)
Effective Range25 m (27 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: .32 ACP

The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is a slim, blowback-operated, single-action semi-automatic pistol designed by John Moses Browning and produced by Colt from 1903 to 1945. Despite its name, it does have a hammer — fully shrouded by the slide so the gun could be drawn and pocketed without snagging. Chambered in .32 ACP with an eight-round magazine, it became one of the most popular concealed-carry pistols of the early 20th century and was issued to US general officers as a badge-of-rank sidea...

Country of Origin: United States

Designer: John Moses Browning