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I think it started back in early '07, when I got a really nice early Colt's Pocket Hammerless .32 that I was reluctant to shoot. So I got another, slightly earlier, slightly more worn one which I could take to the range and pound out its little guts, guilt-free.
This kinda got me interested in early American self-loading pistols, which were an anomaly in the Land of the Revolver.
After a bunch of fits and starts, I managed to assemble a complete set of nice examples from the major domestic manufacturers, which you can see pictured above. These will be the inspiration for a bunch of new content at my currently-moribund Arms Room blog. Stay tuned!
And you have never taken them to the range for a .32-caliber Smackdown?
ReplyDeleteOr will that be in the upcoming blog post?
More free Arms Room ice cream please!
ReplyDeleteDrool- I too am a devotee of old pocket autos...
ReplyDeleteMy Colt 1908 in .380 ACP gets picked up and stuck in my pants more often than any other pistol.
ReplyDeleteWait, that didn't come out right ...
Envy meter pretty much pegged here.
ReplyDeleteNice looking heaters there!
ReplyDeleteMoar! Moar! Moar gun posts pleeze!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite pistol is my Colt .25ACP vest pocket. Not to shoot - oh, no, if you shoot somebody with a .25, and he finds out about it, he's likely to be very angry with you.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's my favorite because my grandfather bought it in Chicago in 1927 before coming to Seattle. Guess back then people still figured you needed to pack heat going out West.
love my 1903 colt! jmb was a fantastic designer!!
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Tam - ... early American self-loading pistols, which were an anomaly in the Land of the Revolver.
ReplyDeleteEver notice that, in novels up until perhaps the '30s, "revolver" was often synonymous with "pistol"?
Anxiously awaiting more gun pr0n...
ReplyDeleteI made the mistake of buying a Colt Model 1903 .32ACP on impulse a few years back, and have been unable to convince myself to buy a different .32ACP ever since, because the one I have is so very, very nice that I suspect I'd be disappointed in the rest.
ReplyDeleteI do have two Colt 1903s now, though, so I have that going for me.
"I do have two Colt 1903s now..."
ReplyDeleteMe, too! :)
(FWIW, the Savages are very nice, too.)
So, is that H&R a licensed Webley copy, or vice versa? Because they look as alike as Colt/Browning vest pocket pistols. . .
ReplyDeleteThe H&R is licensed (or licenced) from Webley, yes. Albeit the US rendition of the model was converted over to a striker-fired design.
ReplyDeleteCool. I don't know why, but I like the Webley automatics. Not like I like most Browning designs (fine NY strip), but more like, "I'm jonesin' for a Slim Jim and a Slurpee" kinda like. . .
ReplyDeleteHad one of those Savages. The hammer bite was horrendous. Grossed out my shooting buddy by letting the little devil dangle from the web betwixt thumb and finger.
ReplyDeletePretty little maids all in a row. Nice!!
ReplyDeleteThe 1903 is a well-known gateway pistol, leading to other, harder pistols...
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Especially since you can usually snag a grubby looking but mechanically sound 1903 with not a lot of money.
ReplyDelete...then you want one in good condition... and a 1908 just because...
You are well-armed.
ReplyDeleteAnd you claim that you aren't an Aspie! Hahahahaha! Admit it, Ma'am, you have a serious perseveration, oops, I mean Special Interest about guns.
ReplyDeleteIt's OK; people like us are the salt of the concern. If it weren't for us, the human stew would be very bland and un-amusing.