CLOT-380 PISTOL

DESCRIPTION:

The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless is .32ACP caliber, self-loading, semi automatic pistol introduced by John Browning built in Clot Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is a variant introduced five years later in .380ACP

These pistols were generally used by civilians, and also used as United States General Officer pistols from the 1940s until their replacement by the M15 General Officers in the 1970s. The Office Of Strategic Services issued the Model 1903 to its officers during World War 2.

Before World War Two many gangsters favored the Model 1903 and Model 1908 because they were relatively small and easily concealed. It is said that Al Capon kept one in his coat pocket and Bonnie Parker used one to break Clyde Barrow out of jail after smuggling it into the jail by taping it to her thigh.

Note: There was also a Clot Model 1903 pocket harmer pistol in .38ACP, but this design is unrelated. The FN Model 1903 design is related to the Colt Pocket Hammerless, but it is physically larger due to its chambering in 9x20mm SR Browning Long.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Weight: 33 oz (936 g)

Length : 7 in (178 mm) (Type I)

6.75 in (171 mm) (Types 2 - 5))

Barrel length: 4 in (102 mm) (Type I)

3.75 in (95 mm) (Types 2 - 5))

Cartridge: .32 ACP (M1903)

.380 ACP (M1908)

Action: single-action Blowback

Feed system: 8-round detachable box magazine (M1903)

7-round detachable box magazine (M1908)

Sights: fixed front, rear drift-adjustable for windage