![]() The Colt 1903 was issued to American Generals as the General Officer’s Pistol. It was a favorite hideout of New York City cops and thugs of all stripes as well. ![]() The Model M was wielded by Humphrey Bogart in the cinema and was the pistol used by Dick Tracy in early comic strips and the 1990 movie. Colt made the pistol for 42 years and over a half-million left the Colt factory. Penetration is adequate and the cartridge is certainly deadly, if not ideal, for personal defense. 32 ACP cartridge pushes a 71-grain bullet at well over 900 fps. But the Colt was also reliable, accurate, and more powerful than the common. The original pistol, introduced in 1903, was well received by a public wishing to own a flat and easily concealable handgun. ![]() This is a licensed Colt or perhaps even a Colt Brevet. The Colt is suitable for collecting or shooting and isn’t made under the dome at Colt, but by US Armament Corporation. Colt has seen fit to recreate and reissue among the most interesting handguns of all time- yep, the Colt 1903 Safety Hammerless. ![]() Just the right size for comfortable carry, reliable, and more accurate than most any handgun in its class, the Colt was a remarkable handgun on all accounts. ![]() A handgun that saw much action from its introduction to the end of the Vietnam War was the Colt 1903 Safety Hammerless. ![]()
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