It was manufactured from 1908 to 1970 in three issues, and then reintroduced briefly in 1995. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. Years Produced: From 1907 to 1995 (see the previous article for the caveats) MSRP In 1918: Roughly $25 (about $453.66 in 2022) Number Manufactured: Over 750,000 Operating System: Double Action It may not be shaped well for recoil control, an issue with the Police Positive Special .38 Special, but it doesn't matter with the .22. 32, Barrel 4, Manufactured in Hartford Connecticut in 1902 this is one of 25 known fact, Guns Listing ID: 7441471920 colt police positive 38s&w, This is a Colt Police Positive Revolver, manufactured in 1921 and chambered in .38 caliber. Rich shows us some kneeling positions here. COLT OFFICIAL POLICE . "D" FRAME All Shooting Times subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Barrel is good. The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver features a six-round cylinder. The Colt Police Positive Special was produced from late 1907 to 1995. Before there were scopes or red dots there were iron sights. Seller: Hunters Trading Post. Giveaway prizes may have evidence of being test fired or exhibit minor handling marks. Colt, Police Positive chambered in 38 S&W. Something to get a new up and coming collector started or maybe even add some zest to a Colt aficionados pile of Pythons. Joseph Von Benedikt is with Jorge Spat to learn all about it. The .32-20 caliber of this example harkened back to the American West, where revolvers and rifles were chambered for the same cartridge for ammunition interchangeability. SN 282808. A small jeweler's screwdriver is needed to turn the adjustment screw. We show you how. $ 25. Beautiful little Colt Police Positive in 38 S&W. in its 4 iteration. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. This piece dated to 1919. The Colt revolvers also had among the best sights of the day, with a wide-open notch in the topstrap and half-moon front sight. of Israeli Defense Forces, joins David Fortier for an exclusive interview for Shotgun News. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, State Agency: Grips are a later replacement. $135.00. It features single/double action firing, blued finish, 6 shot fluted cylinder, serrated top strap, half moon front sigh, c1971 ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE Contract COLT C&R REVOLVER .38 Special RHKP Colt POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL Here we present a C&R Royal Hong Kong Police Colt Police Positive Specia, COLT POLICE POSITIVE CALIBER 38 SERIAL NUMBER 111779 BARREL 6 INCH GOOD SHOOTER VERY GOOD CLEAN METAL SCREWS & GRIPS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION MFG DATE 1919 WANT TO ORDER CALL SHOP, COLT POLICE POSITIVE SERIAL NUMBER 158788 GOOD CLEAN & GOOD SHOOTER VERY GOOD LETTERING/NUMBERS ORIGINAL FINISH SCREWS UNTOUCHED CHIPPED ON EACH CORNER OF GRIPS HARD RUBBER GRIPS. No purchase necessary. Winchester stuff produced a 6-shot 2.5 group at 25 yards while the Black Hills Wadcutters crowded 5 shots into a spectacular cluster at just under 1.5. The First issue of the Police Positive ran from the revolver's introduction in, 1929 was the starting year of production for a series of second issue Police Positives. Revolver Nickel Wood Grips 1970 Build DateNickel plated with original Colt Wood gripsSerial number matches on cylinder and f. c1926 COLT POCKET POSITIVE Double Action .32 Police 1st Issue REVOLVER C&R With Mother of Pearl Grips Here we present a C&R Colt Pocket Positive Double Action First Issue Revolver, 1907 COLT Double Action POLICE POSITIVE .38 Cal. Give a Gift [1][2][3][6] Checkered Walnut grips became standard after 1923. Blued Colt Police Positive revolver; six inch barrel, "Release: Al Capone's colt .38 Police Positive Revolver sells for 67,250/$109,080/75,656", "COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. REVOLVERS: DOUBLE ACTION, SWING OUT CYLINDER", The Colt Revolver in the American WestPolice Positive .22 Target Model G, The Colt Revolver in the American WestCutaway Police Positive .38 Model, M1892/1894/1895/1896/1901/1903/1905, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colt_Police_Positive&oldid=1115340276, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Fixed iron; half-moon blade front, V-notch rear, This page was last edited on 11 October 2022, at 00:14. Gun #: 954405348. View All For Sale. For Sale is a very nice Colt Police Positive in 32-20. Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. Lighter and tougher and more precise than ever, it's the perfect back country hunting rifle. Reshaping the hammer and the butt allows the gun to be drawn quickly with little risk of the weapon snagging on clothing. Affordable nostalgia at its best! To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. This gun d. Guns Listing ID: 663905Light rust on parts! Old soul, certified gunsmith, published author, avid firearm history learner, and appreciator of old and unique guns. Colt Police Positive revolvers marked with Colt D.A..32 on the barrel are chambered for .32 Long Colt. COLT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL Mail-in entries accepted; send postcards (no envelopes) to: GUNS Magazine, Altor Pistols, P.O. Its an instant collectible. [6], Fitz Special revolvers are made by taking any standard size Colt revolver, shortening the barrel to two inches, shortening the ejector rod, bobbing the hammer spur, rounding the butt, and removing the front half of the trigger guard. Associated taxes and fees are the responsibility of winners. According to a 1916 Colt publication, the St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Chicago police departments all approved the Police Positive Special revolver as their issue sidearm. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Give a Gift All entries must be received by giveaway end date. Here's a first look. The Police Positive is one of the very few Colt revolvers not commanding an extraordinary premium todayexcept for the aforementioned target version. Save my name and email to use for future comments. Condition 95% except that someone engraved some letters & Numbers on the left side of the, For your consideration, a Colt Police Positive chambered in .38 Special. [6] Both of Colt's New Police rounds were actually slight redesigns of existing S&W cartridges, the .32 S&W Long and .38 S&W with the bullet noses flattened, as Colt resisted providing its main competitor with any free advertising. Let us know all of your thoughts in the Comments below! As much as I love them, shooting one makes you realize why most serious DA guys (say, Ed McGivern) preferred Smiths. They are still considered Police Positive Special . Features include fixed sights, a square butt, and 4-, 5- or 6-inch barrel lengths. American gangster Al Capone also used a Police Positive, a nickel .38 Police Positive with walnut grips and a 4-inch barrel, manufactured in 1929; in June 2011 a private collector sold it at Christie's for the sum of 67,250/$109,080/75,656. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Who knew wild turkey's were so stupid!? Metal has approximately 80% original nickel plating with flaking on left side plate. Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, State Agency: All of them said thanks but no thanks. Colt Single Action Army Clones And Replicas Vs. Originals, First Look: Colt CBX Precision Rifle System, President Roosevelts Smith & Wesson Up For Auction, FBI Handguns: Revolvers Of The Past Full Magazine. Produced from 1926 to 1940. Get the 76th edition of the World's Greatest Gun Book. Nickel is not flaked and the gun locks up nicely Grips are well worn and finish gond from backstrap but otherwise intact. In 1888 Ehbets patented a mechanism whereby the cylinder was locked in position by a sliding latch on the frame that was connected to a pin that entered a recess in the ratchet at the rear of the cylinder, locking it in place. No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. A Practical PerformerMy brother Vincent's apparently bottomless gun collection contains a .32-20 Police Positive Special made in 1916 that is in very-good-plus condition. Most of the Police Positive series of rev, Guns Listing ID: 736501Condition: 7/10Finish is wornFeatures:6 round capacity32-20 wcf ammo type(A08006819) (AER) (SR), Colt Police Positive Target revolver chambered in the rarer .22 Winchester Rim Fire cartridge. The single-action trigger breaks at exactly 3.5 pounds. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: The First issue of the Police Positive ran from the revolver's introduction in 1907 until 1927. (Ret.) Before moving on to more entertaining forms of the handgun evaluation process, I ran five rounds of each brand of ammo across my chronograph, and the results are listed in the accompanying chart. [12], Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 02:52, https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2012/4/20/the-fitz-special/, https://www.guns.com/news/2015/09/02/fitz-colt-snub-nosed-revolver-benchmark, https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2016/12/rex-applegate-fitz-special/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colt_Police_Positive_Special&oldid=1139631678, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 02:52. In all, the Police Positive made a fine-looking package. Cobra: This was a lightweight, alloy-framed version of the Detective Special chambered in .22 LR, .32 Colt/S&W, .38 Special (first issue) and later .38 Special only (second issue). Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. It was manufactured from 1995 to circa 2000. Just picture standing essentially sideways so both shoulders are in a line along with the evolver and my non-dominant hand resting on my side. A .22 caliber model was also offered. Seller: GA_1143125 GA_1143125. Gun #: 923135434. Normally Im the first guy to piss and moan about tiny, fixed U-notch-rear/blade-front vintage sighting arrangements like this one, but Im gonna keep my mouth shut here good bifocals and a nice group or three will do that! Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, State Agency: Rich Nance shows us a drill that helps with target transition and accuracy. Available with 4-, 5-, and 6-inch barrels, the Police Positive Special was of compact dimensions and moderate weight (25 ounces with 6-inch barrel), and it was an immediate hit with American police. If it wouldve been a modern D-Frame, say a later Detective Special, I might have given the high-test stuff a spin. Rhode Island Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: The Police Positive Special was intended primarily for sale to law enforcement agencies and enjoys the distinction of being Colt's most . (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. Police Positive Special: This was basically a Police Positive with a 1/4-inch longer frame to accommodate the .38 Special and .32-20 cartridges (in addition to the .32 and .38 New Police and their S&W counterparts). I suspect the reason is that my particular revolver was imported from China and was once a Royal Hong Kong Police revolver and .38 S&W was either preferred or more common than the relatively new .38 Special. Yet another stainless variant, the Magnum Carry, was introduced in 1998 and was chambered in .357 Magnum. It was designed primarily for sale to federal, state or local law enforcement agencies. (Full article at link). Seller: AncestryGunsLLC . Although this makes sense in a hard-duty gun, it did in my opinion remove a lot of the classic Hartford charm from the gun. No purchase necessary. The barrel was marked Police Positive, omitting the "Special" except for the caliber stamp There is a post with a sliver of a front sight mounted. Smith & Wesson is chambering its excellent M&P 2.0 pistol in 10mm Auto, and the result is a gun with high capacity and enough power to tackle any defensive task. For the sake of today, we will be pulling a unique Colt revolver from my personal collection that does not get as much notoriety as it should, the Colt Police Positive Special chambered in .38 S&W. Bankers Special: A short-butted version of the Police Positive, this gun had a 2-inch barrel and was chambered in .22 LR and .38 Special. Serial # 97638 .38 S&W, Here's a golden oldie: it's a Colt Police Positive in .32 Colt Police, also known as .32 S & W Long. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. It should be noted it consistently walked up and to the right from my point of aim. The first, made from 1955 to 1973, had an unshrouded extractor. Action is in-time, but cycles sluggishly due to dried oil in inner channel of cylinder. The Police Positive was somewhat lighter than either the Smith & Wesson Military and Police or the Colt Army Special, and with its mild-mannered cartridges (.32 Colt New Police and .38 Smith & Wesson), the revolver was easy to shoot. [5], The Police Positive was made of carbon steel, and was finished with either a polished blued finish or nickel-plated.[2]. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. I wanted to at least make an attempt to stay within the bullet weight parameters of what was in vogue when the gun was made. The small sight is stabilized in a post toward the muzzle, and a screw is moved at the other end of the post to allow elevation adjustment. This is 5 shots at 25 yards. The Police Positives name sprang from its positive that is, foolproof internal hammer-block safety, a feature that had been conspicuously absent from its predecessor. Gun #: 956426634. Very good condition for its age, has a 4 inch barrel, strong rifling in barrel, but it has very, For your consideration, a Colt Police Positive Special chambered in .32-20 Winchester Centerfire. "Pre-war revolver made in 1926. The 158-gr. .38 Special, Colt 1902 New Police Double Action Factory-Engraved Shipped to Texas, with a very nice tool holster, Cal. 12 Image(s) 348AA COLT ARMY SPECIAL 32-20. .22 WRF, Guns Listing ID: 698072Used Colt Detective Police Positive Special .38 Spc. Sights were fixed and consisted of a half-moon blade front and a hog-waller groove milled into the topstrap. New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, State Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, State Agency: Scott Rupp and Richard Nance correct some common shooting advice. Fortunately, the intervening decades have seen a great deal of improvement in handgun ergonomics. The Colt revolvers also had among the best sights of the day, with a wide-open notch in the topstrap and half-moon front sight. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, State Agency: The Remington FMJs? Deployed military should use stateside address. Designed primarily for sale to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies, the Police Positive was introduced into the firearms market by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1905. Colt Police Positive First Issue .38 Colt (.38 S&W) revolver ,dated to 1919. Well, were talking about 11 lbs. Other than that, we have a large range of on-duty or off-duty holsters for your daily carry. Gun #: 945219037. The Police Positive Special was intended primarily for sale to law enforcement agencies and enjoys the distinction of being Colts most widely produced revolver design with over 750,000 built.[2]. Walther's new Performance Duty Pistol is ready for both concealed carry and conventional service situations. Please see pics. 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