Thread: Colt Revolver
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Old October 20, 2012, 06:03 PM   #9
Dfariswheel
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Of the older Colt models that would be a "must have" and within your price range are:

The Police Positive Special.
Colt made a Police Positive with a short frame and cylinder in short cartridges like the .32 and .38 S&W. They made the same basic gun with a longer frame and cylinder as the Police Positive Special for longer cartridges like the .38 Special.
The Police Positive Special was an extremely popular Colt with police departments because it offered the powerful .38 Special in a smaller, lighter gun.

The Detective Special.
This was really nothing more than the Police Positive Special with a short barrel.
From 1927 to the 1960's the Detective Special was carried by just about every detective, off-duty, or undercover cop, and a lot of private citizens.
It's the classic snub-nose revolver and was famous for it's quality and accuracy.

The Official Police.
Originally called the Army Special, Colt changed the name to the Official Police in 1927. From then to 1969 when it was finally discontinued the Official Police as exactly that, THE official police revolver for a great many police departments and Federal agencies like the FBI.
All succeeding Colt medium frame revolvers up to 1969 were based on the Official Police frame, including the Colt Python.

The Trooper.
In 1953 Colt introduced a new holster revolver with adjustable sights as the Colt Trooper.
First offered in .38 Special and .22LR, in 1961 it was also offered in .357 Magnum.
This and the very similar 3-5-7 Model are often called "poor man's Pythons" because they use the same frame size and action as the premium Python.

The Officer's Model.
From the early 1900's to 1969 Colt offered a series of Target revolvers using the Official Police frame, only with adjustable sights.
Pre-war guns were the Officer's Model Target. Post-war they offered the Officer's Model Special and the Officer's Model Match.
These were Colt's premium guns until the Python and are renowned for their quality and accuracy.
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