The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil-operated, semi-automatic .38-caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the twentieth century. It was the first firearm chambered for the .38 ACP cartridge. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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United States
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The M1900 was the first firearm to be chambered in .38 ACP (not to be confused with the shorter-cased .380 ACP).
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1900-1902
Infobox: type
Semi-automatic pistol
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The M1900 and variants were also offered commercially. Variants included the Model 1902 Sporting, Model 1902 Military, Model 1903 Pocket (only in .38 ACP models; the .32 ACP model was a different design), and the Model 1905, which introduced the .45 ACP cartridge.
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.38 ACP
Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Article text
The United States military tested the design against other semiautomatic pistols by European makers, and adopted some versions for trial use.
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