Colt "Vest Pocket" from 1921

dilinger

dilinger

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Hi Folks,
I know sometimes knife collectors are also gun collectors, so I thought I'd show off my Colt pocket pistol. It dates to 1921, and the influence of JMB is obvious; It looks like a baby 1911...lol. It shoots very accurately at 10 yards, especially for such a small caliber (.25)
Thanks for looking,
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This is not a selling forum.

I have one of similar vintage. It belonged to my mother. My parents lived in the Philippines immediately after WW II. (Father was from Connecticut. Mother was from San Francisco. They met and married in Manila after the war. ) When they went to the states to meet their respective families, Father's brother gave my mother that Colt, for protection. There was a great deal of unrest in Manila immediately after the war and many people went about armed.

I said all that to say that you are correct about the accuracy. When I was a boy she demonstrated at the range that she could still shoot quite accurately with it.
 
Here's the one my grandfather (Dad's dad) bought in 1919 upon discharge from the U.S. Army. Belongs to my son now. Four generations.

Only reason we have it is because of the family connection. I'd never carry it.

Colts M1908 Vest Pocket Hammerless.
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If I were to carry a pocket pistol of that vintage, I'd carry a Savage M1917. Chambered in a better cartridge with a better grip, better trigger, and a longer barrel/sight radius.

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Those things are loud as hell. Best have a big knife on you too when you shoot someone with it because you're liable to really piss them off.
 
I owned one that dated to 1918 as I recall. It was nice, but I re-sold it since it is not the stuff I was interested in collecting. Nice pistol however!! I have a couple of the 22 short vest pockets. They just lie around collecting dust (figure of speech as there is no dust where they are stored) for the most part as I am mostly interested in revolvers and specifically 22 caliber revolvers.
 
marchone said:
Those things are loud as hell. Best have a big knife on you too when you shoot someone with it because you're liable to really piss them off.
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We had a friend named Al when we lived in the D.C. area. Al worked downtown as a government cog in one of those Department of whatever agencies. On evenings and weekends he was an instructor at. local karate place and also a competitor in full contact karate tournaments. Like a nth degree black belt, and had a case of trophies at home. He was good.

One day he gets off the D.C. metro and walks over to the Silver Spring metro parking garage with some other commuters. Gets off the elevator and theres this ghetto gangbanger kid with a shiny little Raven .25 auto. Tells them all to toss their wallets on the ground and get back on the elevator.

Everyone complies but Al, who tries some whiz bang Chuck Norris move and misses. Ghetto kid didn't. Witnesses say it was alike a firecracker going off, and Al drops to his knees, then flops face down on the cement and mutters "Oh Shite" and dies. He's been dead ever since. The bullet did just what John Browning designed it to do; punch right through the sternum and into the oil pump.

Do not believe what the internet commando's and Jeff Cooper parrot off about the little .25acp.
 
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John Moses Browning was a kind of a perverted genius. First he'd figure out what he wanted a gyn to do, then design the cartridge that would do what he wanted. Then, after he had the round, he'd design the gun around it. Weird, but he made it work for himself. And work very well indeed.

The 1911 and ma deuce were some of the best guns ever made, and the big .50 is still being used in Afghanistan. The 1911 still has a loyal following in the 21st century. Theres a timelessness to his stuff.
 
Great little guns. Mine is from 1919 if memory serves me correct. Anyway, it is a joy to shoot and as mentioned, accurate from 10 yards or less.

I've carried it a few times, and while I'd never discount the .25acp, I prefer something that makes a bigger hole.

Here is my pride and joy. They don't make them like this any more.

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Kreyzhorse said:
Great little guns. Mine is from 1919 if memory serves me correct. Anyway, it is a joy to shoot and as mentioned, accurate from 10 yards or less.

I've carried it a few times, and while I'd never discount the .25acp, I prefer something that makes a bigger hole.

Here is my pride and joy. They don't make them like this any more.

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It's a shame that modern gun makers can't deign guns like this anymore. They not only were good guns, but had some style and a classic look to them. I can only wonder of 50 years from now, will people still go ga-ga and want to collect Ruger LCP's or Glock 42's?
 
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