A favorite of Ernest Hemingway— he owned at least three of them— the Colt Woodsman was the gunmaker’s first .22 target pistol. Based on Browning patents, it was made from 1915 until 1977.

Several makers have offered some sort of general-purpose, .22-cal. handgun, but Colt spared nothing in creating the Sport, Target and Match Target Woodsman. Above: an original Colt Woodsman Match ...