6/12/2023 0 Comments 1908 hammerless .25 blueprintsIn the late 1890s there were already a handful of European semi-automatic pistols in use and by the end of the first decade of the 20th century a cowboy or lawman was just as likely to be packing an autoloader as a Colt Single Action Army or Smith & Wesson revolver. Guns, on the other hand, were changing faster than you could say autoloader. In fact, even into the late 1920’s there were parts of Oklahoma, Wyoming, and particularly areas along the Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California borders with Mexico that hadn’t changed much since the 1880s. The Old West as we think of it today was still very much alive when the calendar rolled over to 1900. The Colt’s Model 1908 came in a brown, pasteboard box, with an extra mag and cleaning brush.
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