"Colt M1905" redirects here. For the revolver, see Colt M1905 New Marine.
Semi-automatic pistol
Colt M1900
Colt Model 1900
Type
Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin
United States
Service history
Used by
US Army, Navy, Commercial Customers
Wars
Moro Rebellion
Production history
Designer
John Browning
Designed
1897
Produced
1900–1902
No. built
4,274
Variants
"Sight Safety" , First Army Contract, Navy Contract, Second Army Contract, "Sight Conversion" (retrofits and production)
Specifications
Mass
35 oz (990 g)
Length
8.9 in (230 mm)
Barrel length
6 in (150 mm)[1]
Cartridge
.38 ACP
Action
Short recoil operated Single-action trigger mechanism
Rate of fire
Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity
1,259 ft/s (384 m/s)
Effective firing range
25 yards (23 m)
Feed system
7 round box magazine
The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. The M1900 was the first firearm to be chambered in .38 ACP (not to be confused with the shorter-cased .380 ACP) and was the first handgun to utilize short-recoil operation.[2]
The M1900 was developed from John M. Browning's earlier prototypes in the late 1890s. The United States military tested the design against other semiautomatic pistols by European makers, and adopted some versions for trial use. 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. Starting in 1909, new designs removed the front barrel link, which was replaced with a simple bushing. These designs evolved into the related M1911 pistol.[3]
^"MEMIM Encyclopedia, Colt M1900". memim.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
^Chief of Ordnance. Annual Reports of the War Department, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1900, Report of the Chief of Ordnance. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. pp. 177–188.
^S. P. Fjestad. Blue Book of Gun Values, 26th Ed. Blue Book Publications. ISBN 1-886768-55-2.
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