You can call your gun whatever you like but Colt would disagree. They’re both the model M but the 1903 in .32 & 1908 in .380 are even serialized separately, each with their own range. If you “letter” yours it’ll be a 1908, unless someone swapped a barrel & magazine to convert the caliber. Often that’s all it takes.
Gorgeous restoration & holster.
Beautiful!
Colt made two 1903 models.
HB’s pic is the .32 ACP “hammerless”
Also two 1908’s, a .380 ACP version of the above pictured gun & a .25 ACP hammerless which is much smaller.
Gets confusing.
The OP, I believe is referring to the larger .38 Rimless Smokeless pistol with the exposed hammer. The 1902 Military is the same with a longer barrel/slide & grip frame, holding 1 more round in the magazine.
All are neat pistols!
Mine is a .380. its a 1903. Many say the 380 is a 1908, but that is just the year the introduced the 380 in the 1903 model