Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket

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Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket pistol
Two variants of the Colt Auto Pocket pistols, Calibre .25, Hammerless.
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	John Browning
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company
Produced	1908–1948
No. built	420,705[1]
Specifications
Mass	368.5 g (13 oz)
Length	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
Barrel length	51 mm (2 in)
Cartridge	.25 ACP
Action	semi-automatic, single action
Feed system	6-round detachable magazine
Sights	fixed Iron sights

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 (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge.^[2]