Colt Model M

Slowpoke_Rodrigo · June 20, 2001, 09:05 PM

Does anyone have disassembly instructions for the Colt Model M, AKA Colt Model 1908, AKA Colt Pocket Model? The pistol in question is a magazine safety Type IV. I can't intuit what to do next, once I clear the pistol and retract the slide rearward to the arrow.

Thanks for your consideration.

Harley Nolden · June 21, 2001, 05:47 AM

Slowpoke:
Is this your pistol?

If so I can email you the assem/disassem W/photos.

HJN

Slowpoke_Rodrigo · June 21, 2001, 05:57 AM

Harley:

Yes, that is exactly what I need. Thank you kindly for the information.

Slowpoke_Rodrigo · June 21, 2001, 03:55 PM

Harley:

I received the documentation in good order; the text and photos are crisp and clear. You gave me exactly what I asked for.

Thanks again for your effective help.

NORTEXED · July 13, 2001, 03:45 PM

Slowpoke, you've got to check Sam Liskers Colt Home page, He has a lot of info on the Model M, including production dates by seriel number. Great site.

http://www.coltautos.com

This is a pic of mine, which came down from uncles grandfather to him to my Dad to me.

James K · July 14, 2001, 03:18 PM

Some advice. Do NOT take that pistol down any further than removing the slide and barrel for normal cleaning. They come apart easy and go together hard. Believe me.

Jim

johnwill · July 14, 2001, 09:01 PM

NORTEXED,

I don't want to be picky, but your picture appears to be a Colt 1903, not a 1908. FWIW, this is a Colt 1908...

johnwill · July 14, 2001, 09:06 PM

Double tap, ignore this one!

James K · July 15, 2001, 10:07 PM

Hi, Johnwill and folks.

Beautiful picture, Johnwill. There is some confusion on the model numbers. The dates are used by collectors but were not used by Colt. Collectors call both the .380 Model M Pocket Model and the .25 Vest Pocket Model the "Model 1908". The picture is of the VP model, but the poster clearly said his gun is the Model M, so it is, presumably, the .380 pocket model.

I don't want to get into Colt's use of the term "pocket model".

Jim

NORTEXED · July 16, 2001, 01:49 PM

johnwill, I was going by the designation on the slide and the designation used on the Colt Autos Homepage below.

http://www.coltautos.com/

This shows the 1903 in .32 ACP, and my 1908 in .380

johnwill · July 16, 2001, 04:42 PM

NORTEXED, you are, of course, correct! If it's a .380, it's the 1908. I thought we were talking about the .32, but I'm easily confused.

NORTEXED · July 18, 2001, 12:58 PM

johnwill, after reading my own post, I realized it sounded smart a**ed,. Please believe it wasn't meant that way, I have run into that same strange thing before. When I do a search on gunbroker.com or some of the others for a "Colt 1908" I get the vest pocket models unless I specify ".380", in which case, mine comes up. Weird?

johnwill · July 18, 2001, 04:35 PM

NORTEXED, no sweat, no offense taken. Besides, when you don't read carefully enough and post a stupid comment, a little swat is just what you need to get your mind right.

Besides, I got to examine a couple of pictures of the "other" 1908, have to get one of those someday.

June 20, 2001, 09:05 PM	#1
Slowpoke_Rodrigo Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 1999 Posts: 607	Colt Model M Does anyone have disassembly instructions for the Colt Model M, AKA Colt Model 1908, AKA Colt Pocket Model? The pistol in question is a magazine safety Type IV. I can't intuit what to do next, once I clear the pistol and retract the slide rearward to the arrow. Thanks for your consideration. __________________ Slowpoke Rodrigo...he pack a gon... "That which binds us together is infinitely greater than that on which we disagree" - Neal Knox "Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." (A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands.) -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca, circa 45 AD

July 16, 2001, 01:49 PM	#10
NORTEXED Member Join Date: July 1, 1999 Posts: 25	1903/08 johnwill, I was going by the designation on the slide and the designation used on the Colt Autos Homepage below. http://www.coltautos.com/ This shows the 1903 in .32 ACP, and my 1908 in .380

June 21, 2001, 05:47 AM	#2
Harley Nolden Staff In Memoriam Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Brunswick,GA USA Posts: 1,884	Slowpoke: Is this your pistol? If so I can email you the assem/disassem W/photos. HJN

June 21, 2001, 05:57 AM	#3
Slowpoke_Rodrigo Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 1999 Posts: 607	Harley: Yes, that is exactly what I need. Thank you kindly for the information.

June 21, 2001, 03:55 PM	#4
Slowpoke_Rodrigo Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 1999 Posts: 607	Harley: I received the documentation in good order; the text and photos are crisp and clear. You gave me exactly what I asked for. Thanks again for your effective help.

July 14, 2001, 03:18 PM	#6
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Some advice. Do NOT take that pistol down any further than removing the slide and barrel for normal cleaning. They come apart easy and go together hard. Believe me. Jim

July 14, 2001, 09:01 PM	#7
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	NORTEXED, I don't want to be picky, but your picture appears to be a Colt 1903, not a 1908. FWIW, this is a Colt 1908...

July 14, 2001, 09:06 PM	#8
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	Double tap, ignore this one!

July 15, 2001, 10:07 PM	#9
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Hi, Johnwill and folks. Beautiful picture, Johnwill. There is some confusion on the model numbers. The dates are used by collectors but were not used by Colt. Collectors call both the .380 Model M Pocket Model and the .25 Vest Pocket Model the "Model 1908". The picture is of the VP model, but the poster clearly said his gun is the Model M, so it is, presumably, the .380 pocket model. I don't want to get into Colt's use of the term "pocket model". Jim

July 16, 2001, 04:42 PM	#11
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	NORTEXED, you are, of course, correct! If it's a .380, it's the 1908. I thought we were talking about the .32, but I'm easily confused.

July 18, 2001, 12:58 PM	#12
NORTEXED Member Join Date: July 1, 1999 Posts: 25	johnwill, after reading my own post, I realized it sounded smart a**ed,. Please believe it wasn't meant that way, I have run into that same strange thing before. When I do a search on gunbroker.com or some of the others for a "Colt 1908" I get the vest pocket models unless I specify ".380", in which case, mine comes up. Weird?

July 18, 2001, 04:35 PM	#13
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	NORTEXED, no sweat, no offense taken. Besides, when you don't read carefully enough and post a stupid comment, a little swat is just what you need to get your mind right. Besides, I got to examine a couple of pictures of the "other" 1908, have to get one of those someday.