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Colt 25cal pocket pistols.
- Thread starter zxc
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Would that be the Colt 1908 Vest Pocket Auto? It has a grip safety if it is. Reliable with ball ammo, low recoil, doesn't bite your hand. A good little pistol and if it is in excellent condition the $250 price is not unreasonable due to collector interest. Personally I like the Astra Firecat, a nearly identical pistol, better. The Astra has an enclosed hammer while the Colt uses a striker.
More likely the newer Colt .25 ACP. Has outside hammer, looks more like scaled down 1911. Made for Colt, I think by Astra. Had a recall on them. With recall installed, not too bad. Without no way. Recall was to switch to inertial firing pin. Without change can't lower hammer safely. and safety isn't much as it doesn't block the hammer or firing pin. Action is NOT like 1911, trigger is at best fair, but in a .25 what do you expect.
Two websites of interest:
Sam Lisker's excellent site on Colt autos -
http://www.coltautos.com
And the Vestpocket Pistol Collector's page:
http://members.magnet.at/g.schoenbauer/
Under the FN section, you'll see the Browning models 1906 and Baby, essentially the same as the Colt 1908 models (they split the market at the time). Sam Lisker's site has the hammer model.
I have a number of these little gems and they are fun collectables. With the Fiocchi import .25 ammo, I have suffered no malfunctions in any of them. The $250 price is about average, with a bit of wheedling I generally buy them in the $200 range.
They make a handy carry piece for "Sunday go to meeting" occasions. It's better than having the butt of your M1911 banging the pew back every time you get up.
Ken Strayhorn
Hillsborough NC
Sam Lisker's excellent site on Colt autos -
http://www.coltautos.com
And the Vestpocket Pistol Collector's page:
http://members.magnet.at/g.schoenbauer/
Under the FN section, you'll see the Browning models 1906 and Baby, essentially the same as the Colt 1908 models (they split the market at the time). Sam Lisker's site has the hammer model.
I have a number of these little gems and they are fun collectables. With the Fiocchi import .25 ammo, I have suffered no malfunctions in any of them. The $250 price is about average, with a bit of wheedling I generally buy them in the $200 range.
They make a handy carry piece for "Sunday go to meeting" occasions. It's better than having the butt of your M1911 banging the pew back every time you get up.
Ken Strayhorn
Hillsborough NC