I don't have a Colt, but always look at the on auctions and always go for more than I am willing to pay. But, I am very fond of my FN Browning .25 acp.
Colt model 1908. AKA Vest pocket model.
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Absalom
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Kurusu, thanks. I had always thought it was Fabrique Nationale, too, but the actual wording on the gun reads: Fabrique D'Armes De Guerre de Grande Precision.
Then it has something printed on it that I can't make out too well.....something about "Liberty." Fun gun, but definitely not a Colt. Oh, if it could only talk.
I’m pretty sure that is a Spanish copy of the Browning, made in the Basque country. The “Liberty” is one giveaway; most of those manufacturers came up with a fancy but random English name like that. These were basically the .25 equivalent of the more familiar Ruby pistols, by the same manufacturers.
Texas Star
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Kurusu, thanks. I had always thought it was Fabrique Nationale, too, but the actual wording on the gun reads: Fabrique D'Armes De Guerre de Grande Precision.
Then it has something printed on it that I can't make out too well.....something about "Liberty." Fun gun, but definitely not a Colt. Oh, if it could only talk.
I doubt it's a genuine FN.The slide lettering is designed to make buyers think it was. Looks a lot like some Astra copies.
Does it say, made in Belgium anywhere?
Were the abalone grips on it when you got it?
Nope. Doesn't say "Made in Belgium" anywhere. Using a magnifying glass, I was able to make out "LIBERTY" PATENT - DEPOSE No. 38/00.
Did a little "Googling" and found out that the "Fabrique d'Armes de Guerre" guns are cheap Spanish knock-offs made primarily after WWI.
Uncle Vern's gun is not a quality piece. Not by a long shot. In fact, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if you took the thing apart and found the words "Starkist Tuna" stamped on some of the parts. Definitely not something I would depend on to protect my life.
From what I understand, the original grips were broken.
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Grayfox
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Well since this is getting into other brands......
I have a fondness for mouse guns.
While I do own a real Browning Baby, the one in this picture is actually a PSP-25. Its a licensed copy of the Browning and honestly, I think its just as good or maybe better. Its been my gun for when I can't carry a gun for many, many years.
I have a fondness for mouse guns.
While I do own a real Browning Baby, the one in this picture is actually a PSP-25. Its a licensed copy of the Browning and honestly, I think its just as good or maybe better. Its been my gun for when I can't carry a gun for many, many years.
Fred:
I have a little Colt .25 as well, and it's big(er) brother, the .32:
Don't sell it short; I've seen husky, healthy guys dropped in their tracks with one shot from one. Of course I've seen guys who weren't killed by a shot from one either, but it's mostly a matter of placement and penetration no matter what the caliber.
Best Regards, Les
I have a little Colt .25 as well, and it's big(er) brother, the .32:
Don't sell it short; I've seen husky, healthy guys dropped in their tracks with one shot from one. Of course I've seen guys who weren't killed by a shot from one either, but it's mostly a matter of placement and penetration no matter what the caliber.
Best Regards, Les
Just found this picture of the Colts with a couple of other "mouse" guns, an FN (MulePacker, you can see how the lettering should read), and a Baby Browning.
Best Regards, Les
Best Regards, Les
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Kurusu, thanks. I had always thought it was Fabrique Nationale, too, but the actual wording on the gun reads: Fabrique D'Armes De Guerre de Grande Precision.
Then it has something printed on it that I can't make out too well.....something about "Liberty." Fun gun, but definitely not a Colt. Oh, if it could only talk.
So It's not an FN afterall but a copy. Some of the Spanish copies are good some not so much.
I'll admit the jewell trigger intrigued me.
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ridewv
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Cool little pistol old bear, nice pick up!
I too have one which was my grandfathers, found in a dresser drawer after his death in it's original box with two boxes of cartridges. Neither my father or grandmother ever knew he had the pistol which he apparently purchased new. After my father's death it became mine and is probably the last pistol I'd part with.
I too have one which was my grandfathers, found in a dresser drawer after his death in it's original box with two boxes of cartridges. Neither my father or grandmother ever knew he had the pistol which he apparently purchased new. After my father's death it became mine and is probably the last pistol I'd part with.
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