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Colt Police Positive Revolver
« on: May 06, 2010, 05:51:16 PM »
I have recently purchased a Colt Police Positive revolver with a 4 inch barrel in 38spl caliber. It has a serial #6113XX. It retains most of the bluing. The backstrap has developed a patina on it. I was curious to know when it was manufactured.
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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2010, 06:10:47 PM »
According to proofhouse.com it was made in 1952.

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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2010, 03:03:41 AM »
I was hoping it was gonna be older than me, it missed it by this much!
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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2010, 06:00:05 AM »
Well it's older than me by that much.

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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 08:27:22 AM »
I've been looking at a couple of those on GB - trying to decide what would be a fair amount to spend on one.

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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 09:26:34 AM »
Depends upon the age of the piece - and the caliber.

Those built in the late '20's are neat little revolvers - harder to locate in .38 Special than in .38 S&W.

They have square butts and hard-rubber grips with a stylized 'C'.

After the '30's - the round butts were common, as was .38 Special chambering - and those are 'everywhere'.

Prices will run from $125 and up - they're sort of priced like S&W Model 10's - so it all boils down to 'condition, condition, condition' and you go on from there.

If you're located near larger cities - it's quite possible you'll find ex-police revolvers in profusion - and they hung on in active service in rural areas, too.

Some are agency-marked - common if issued - others are 'clean'.

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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2010, 12:46:36 PM »
The two I'm looking at have a 424xxx, and a 895xxx serial number. Both look to be in VG condition. Different models I think, looking at the screw count on the frames....

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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2010, 04:51:06 PM »
1934 and 1966, respectively.

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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2010, 07:23:56 PM »
Mine is Agency marked by name and a gun #220.
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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2010, 06:46:57 AM »
Mine is a 38S&W, built in the 30s from memory. It was used by Broken Hill Proprietary Limited (BHP, Aussie mining giant) for bullion escorts, then By the Commonwealth Bank as a teller's gun, before the tellers were disarmed, as a lot of them wern't up to it) and then used continually as a private security guard / private investigator's sidearm until about 2005. Thats a long life for a gun carried daily. It is fun to shoot, but is so small, it is a bit of a handful with factory loads.





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Re: Colt Police Positive Revolver
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2010, 10:13:32 AM »
nice looking old Colt. 8)   Tom

 

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