The First issue of the Police Positive ran from the revolver's introduction in 1907 until 1927. Kingston, NY 12401, © 2021 Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. Please note: we no longer accept orders over the phone. [5], The Police Positive was made of carbon steel, and was finished with either a polished blued finish or nickel-plated.[2]. [4] The Positive was itself incrementally modified in 1908, forming the basis for Colt's Police Positive Special model. Pre-War Colt Official Police Double Action Revolver, S/N 547770, .32-20 cal., 6'' barrel. This is the Police Positive with a 2-inch barrel chambered in .22 Long Rifle or .38 Colt New Police (.38 S&W). Colt Official Police .38 Special Pistol 1939 Very good condition pre-war made Colt. Ever a canny competitor in the firearms industry, Colt missed no opportunity to score points over its arch rival, and began a marketing campaign which accentuated this detail. Fits : 1911 Colt 1911 Ebony Smooth Finish Grips Rarest of all Hardwoods. 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Colt’s Official Police revolver was the gun of choice for many police departments—from cities like San Francisco and Portland, to states like Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Connecticut—following its introduction in 1927. 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. Free shipping. Sporting Colt's standard hard rubber grips, it was offered with barrel lengths of 2.5 (available only in .32 caliber), 4, 5, and 6 inches, and was chambered for the .32 Long Colt (it would also accept the .32 Short Colt), .32 Colt New Police, and .38 Colt New Police cartridges. [2] All Rights Reserved. Gun #: 959634204. $12.00. Sporting Colt's standard hard rubber grips, it was offered with barrel lengths of 2.5 (available only in .32 caliber), 4, 5, and 6 inches, and was chambered for … Numrich Gun Parts Corporation 226 Williams Ln. The First issue of the Police Positive ran from the revolver's introduction in 1907 until 1927. The Police Positive was made of carbon steel, and was finished with either a polished blued finish or nickel-plated.. 226 Williams Ln. I own the first Colt double action .357 Magnum, a New Service with 7.5 inch barrel, several Official Police revolvers, an original Python, the new Python, and I often carry a 1956 Colt Cobra. The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber. Features. Another improvement from the old New Police was the Positive’s .38 S&W chambering, a cartridge Colt cloned under the name of .38 Colt New Police. Trick out or upgrade your firearm with the largest gun parts selection at eBay.com. Got to understand the action and stick with it. Revolvers marked with .32 Colt New Police on the barrel are chambered for .32 Smith & Wesson Long. These grips are made to original 1911 military specs and fit most popular 1911 full size models such as Colt, Kimber, Remington, Rock Island, Ruger, Sig Sauer, Smith & Wesson and Springfield Armory. Licensed by Colt, U.S. Armament's new 1903 "Hammerless" General Officer's Pocket Pistol — with the exception of its gold grip escutcheon — is a ringer for an original U.S.-issue .32 (above). There may be delays in shipping as USPS and other carriers experience extraordinarily high holiday volume and temporary employee shortages due to the COVID-19 surge. Our Genuine Ebony Grips are really spectacular. Intended to address deficiencies of earlier models such as the Single Action Army, the Positive Lock prevented an accidental discharge even if the hammer was struck or the pistol was dropped, allowing the revolver to be safely carried with all six chambers loaded. It was also offered in .22 caliber cartridges. Made in 1939 according to serial number. The weight, in 4″ trim was 30.5 oz. [2] The Colt Official Police is a medium frame, double-action revolver with a six-round cylinder, primarily chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, and manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company.Released in 1908 as the Colt Army Special, the revolver was renamed the "Colt's Official Police" in 1927 in order to better market to law enforcement agencies. Numrich Gun Parts Corporation Yes, the Casull can fire .45 Colt ammo, but the price of a Freedom Arms can be a real eye-opener. Both had a large, medium and small frame for their revolvers. Full Lug 8" barrel with ventilated rib nickel Python K48443 Two-pin black ramp front sight. [7] The revolver's sights consisted of a half-moon blade front with a fixed iron open rear sight, which was a simple V-notch shaped groove milled into the revolver's topstrap.[2]. One day the light goes off in your head and you realize just how good the piece really is. Produced from 1926 to 1940. blue finish, factory checkered walnut grips with Colt medallions, standard front and notched rear sight. [1][2][3], The Colt Police Positive was an improvement of Colt's earlier "New Police" revolver, upgraded with an internal hammer block safety. The Colt Official Police was a bit pricier circa 1968 — $110 blued and slightly heavier because it was built on Colt’s .41 caliber frame (35 oz. 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. In its advertising Colt proclaimed that "All Colt cylinders TURN TO THE RIGHT", and suggested that the Colt design forced the cylinder crane up against the frame, resulting in tighter lockup with less play and better chamber to barrel alignment, thus markedly increasing accuracy. Colt Python 8'' 1981 Unfired in original box. A Second issue was sold from 1926 to 1941 and differed from the First in that it had a slightly heftier frame which upped the weight to 26 ounces; also Colt's nickel finish was offered as an option. 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My specimen is a “10-5,” made in 1972 by the numbers. Weighing 22 ounces and available with a blued finish and black hard rubber grips in .22 Long Rifle, .22 WRF, .32 Long (and Short) Colt, and .32 Colt New Police (.32 S&W Long) chamberings, the First issue of this model featured an adjustable open iron sighted 6 inch barrel and was marketed from 1910 to 1925, with checked Walnut grips replacing the rubber ones after 1923. Contact Us. [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. Colt’s medium frame used on the Army Special (the Official Police after 1927) was comparable to the S&W Military & Police .38 Hand Ejector, the latter becoming the most successful revolver in the world. Still early enough to enjoy beautiful bluing, Magna grips, and a pinned barrel. The Second issue began in 1928 and ran until 1947, adding a somewhat heavier frame as well as a serrated topstrap to reduce sight glare, while retaining the wooden grips. [2], Colt's Positive Lock safety, the innovation responsible for the gun's introduction, functioned by preventing the firing pin from striking the primer of the cartridge unless the trigger was deliberately pulled. [2], The Colt Police Positive Special was an iterative improvement of Colt's earlier Police Positive model, the only differences being a slightly lengthened cylinder and elongated and strengthened frame to allow the chambering of the longer, more powerful .32-20 Winchester and .38 Special cartridges. 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The Police Positive was very successful; along with the Colt Official Police it dominated the law enforcement firearms market in the early 1900s. [1][2][3][6] Checkered Walnut grips became standard after 1923. Colt named this new security device the "Positive Lock", and its nomenclature ended up being incorporated as a partial namesake for the new revolver. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Colt’s large-frame New Service was akin to S&W’s .44 Hand Ejector. [2], A nickel Police Positive with pearl grips and .32 calibre was used by Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey in Death Wish. The bottom line is this: Like the .45-70 Government, the .45 Colt remains relevant because the design was so good to begin with. Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: 866.686.7424 Grips are checkered walnut, decorated with gold Colt escutcheons — the only departure from the wartime pistol, which had silver escutcheons. ORIGINAL COLT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL GRIP 38 HAND GUN WOOD REVOLVER C44. Colt Police Positive revolvers marked with Colt D.A..32 on the barrel are chambered for .32 Long Colt. Blued Colt Police Positive revolver; six inch barrel, http://www.christies.com/about/press-center/releases/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=4895, "COLT'S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. REVOLVERS: DOUBLE ACTION, SWING OUT CYLINDER", The Colt Revolver in the American West—Police Positive .22 Target Model G, The Colt Revolver in the American West—Cutaway Police Positive .38 Model, M1892 / 1894 / 1895 / 1896 / 1901 / 1903 / 1905, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colt_Police_Positive&oldid=1007796768, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Fixed iron; half-moon blade front, V-notch rear, This page was last edited on 20 February 2021, at 00:00. The cylinder of the Police Positive rotated in the clockwise direction, the opposite of firearms maker Smith & Wesson's competing models. Colt New Police. Retains most of the original bluing.