Colt Model 1903/1908

This Colt semi-automatic hammerless pistol was produced between 1903 and 1945. It served with the US Military as an officer's sidearm and was also commonly used by criminals. It was chambered in .32 ACP.

The same design was offered in .380 ACP as the Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless pistol (not to be confused with the ultra compact Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Pistol)

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Nickel with pearl grips - .32 ACP

Colt 1903 Hammerless with Colt Wood Grips - .32 ACP

Specifications

(1903 – 1945)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .32 ACP (M1903), .380 ACP (M1908)

• Weight: 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)

• Length: 7 in (18 cm)

• Barrel length(s): 4 in (10 cm)

• Capacity: 8 rounds (M1903), 7 rounds (M1908)

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Colt Model 1903 can be seen used by the following actors in the following movies:

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Public Enemies	Johnny Depp	John Dillinger	.	2009
Female agents	Maya Sansa	Maria Luzzato	.	2008
Max Manus: Man of War	Aksel Hennie	Max Manus		2008
Max Manus: Man of War	Christian Rubeck	Kolbein Lauring		2008
Max Manus: Man of War	Nicolai Cleve Broch	Gregers Gram	continuity error	2008
All the King's Men	Anthony Hopkins	Judge Irwin	.	2006
2009: Lost Memories	.	An Jung-geun	.	2002
L.A. Confidential	James Cromwell	Captain Dudley Smith	.	1997
Mulholland Falls	Andrew McCarthy	Jimmy Fields	.	1996
Devil in a Blue Dress	Don Cheadle	Mouse Alexander	.	1995
Devil in a Blue Dress	Denzel Washington	Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins	.	1995
Legends of the Fall	John Novak	James O'Banion	.	1994
The Rocketeer	.	Several of Valentine's thugs	.	1991
Miller's Crossing	Jon Polito	Johnny Caspar	.	1990
Miller's Crossing	Gabriel Byrne	Tom Reagan	.	1990
Harlem Nights	Eddie Murphy	Quick	.	1989
Who Framed Roger Rabbit	Bob Hoskins	Eddie Valiant	.	1988
Sudden Impact	.	A robber	.	1983
Any Which Way You Can	.	Gangster	.	1980
The Late Show	Eugene Roche	Ron Birdwell	.	1977
Family Plot	Karen Black	Fran	.	1976
Family Plot	William Devane	Arthur	.	1976
Hickey & Boggs	.	Killer	.	1972
Trouble Man	Paul Winfield	Chalky Price		1972
The Getaway	Ali MacGraw	Carol McCoy	.	1972
Shaft's Big Score!	.	A gangster	.	1972
The Omega Man	Rosalind Cash	Lisa	.	1971
The Grissom Gang	Tony Musante	Eddie Hagan	.	1971
Patton	George C. Scott	Gen. George S. Patton Jr.	.	1970
The Devil's Brigade	Carroll O'Connor	Major General Maxwell Hunter	.	1968
Casanova '70	Michèle Mercier	Noelle	.	1965
The Spy who Came in from the Cold	Peter van Eyck	Hans-Dieter Mundt	.	1965
The Desperate Hours	Humphrey Bogart	Glenn Griffin	.	1955
D.O.A.	Neville Brand	Chester	.	1949
Trapped	James Todd	Jack Sylvester	.	1949
Key Largo	Humphrey Bogart	Frank McCloud	.	1948
Key Largo	Harry Lewis	Edward 'Toots' Bass	.	1948
Key Largo	Edward G. Robinson	Johnny Rocco	.	1948
Parole, Inc.	Noel Cravat	Blackie Olson	.	1948
Dead Reckoning	Lizabeth Scott	'Dusty' Chandler	.	1947
The Big Sleep	Humphrey Bogart	Philip Marlowe	.	1946
The Big Sleep	Louis Jean Heydt	Joe Brody	.	1946
Casablanca	Humphrey Bogart	Rick Blaine	.	1942
Lady Gangster	.	A gangster	.	1942
Torture Ship	Lyle Talbot	Lt. Bob Bennett	.	1939
Torture Ship	Russell Hopton	Harry 'The Carver' Bogard	.	1939
Torture Ship	Eddie Holden	Ole Olson	.	1939
Torture Ship	Wheeler Oakman	John Ritter	.	1939
Torture Ship	Stanley Blystone	Briggs	.	1939
Algiers	Gino Corrado	Detective	.	1938
Algiers	Johnny Downs	Pierrot	.	1938
Algiers	Stanley Fields	Carlos	.	1938
A Slight Case of Murder	.	.	Seen in the pile of weapon	1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa	Reginald Denny	Algy Longworth	.	1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa	E.E. Clive	"Tenny" Tennison	.	1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa	John Howard	Bulldog Drummond	.	1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa	J. Carrol Naish	Richard Lane	.	1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa	Anthony Quinn	Fordine	.	1938
Bulldog Drummond Escapes	Heather Angel	Phyllis Clavering	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes	Reginald Denny	Algy Longworth	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes	Porter Hall	Norman Merridew	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes	Walter Kingsford	Professor Stanton	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge	John Barrymore	Col. J.A. Nielson	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge	Reginald Denny	Algy Longworth	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge	E.E. Clive	'Tenny' Tennison	.	1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge	John Howard	Bulldog Drummond	.	1937
Mystery Liner	Boothe Howard	Capt. Downey	.	1934
The Maltese Falcon	Dwight Frye	Wilmer Cook	.	1931
The Maltese Falcon	Ricardo Cortez	Sam Spade	.	1931
The Maltese Falcon	J. Farrell MacDonald	Det. Sgt. Tom Polhouse	.	1931
The Pay-Off	Lowell Sherman	Gene Fenmore	.	1930
The Pay-Off	Hugh Trevor	Rocky	.	1930

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Firefly	Nathan Fillion	Mal Reynolds	.	2002-2003
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Episode "The Big Goodbye")	Harvey Jason	Felix Leech	.	1987 - 1994
The Avengers (Season 4, Episode 19 "Quick-Quick Slow Death")	.	.	Weapon of murder	1961-1969

Anime

Character	Film Title	Note	Date
Cat Planet Cuties			2010
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~			2008

FN Browning 1903

The European counterpart to the Colt 1903, slightly longer and chambered in 9 x 20mm Long for military sales.

FN Browning Model 1903 Pocket - 9 x 20mm Browning Long

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Max Manus: Man of War	Aksel Hennie	Max Manus		2008
Max Manus: Man of War	Jakob Oftebro	Lars Emil Erichsen		2008
Dick Tracy	Warren Beatty	Dick Tracy		1990
Trouble Man	Robert Hooks	Mr. T		1972
Trouble Man		Henchman		1972
The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle)		Hitmen		1966
The Probation (Ispytatelnyy Srok)	Vyacheslav Nevinnyy	Zaytsev		1960

Video Games

Game Title	Mods	Notations	Release Date
Red Dead Redemption	.	As "High Power Pistol"	2010

See Also

• Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.