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Colt M1900

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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/

Facts
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1900 1
Classification
Caliber
.38 ACP 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Connections

Operated By

United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Colt M1900
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Manufactured By

Colt's Manufacturing Company

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Source Wikidata: Colt M1900
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1. Wikipedia: Colt M1900
  • Lead section
    The M1900 was the first firearm to be chambered in .38 ACP (not to be confused with the shorter-cased .380 ACP).
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    .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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Wikidata: Colt M1900
Wikidata Q1112102, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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