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McShooty · May 25, 2013, 05:58 PM

On the left side of the barrel the gun is stamped "Colt Police Positive .38" and neither S&W nor New Police is specified. I understand that Colt never would have put "S&W" on one of their guns, but occasionally "New Police" will be on 32s and 38s, but not this one. The grips are an interesting issue. The Colt letter verified the nickel finish, but opposite "Type of stocks:" it said "Not listed". I haven't seen enough vintage colts to know whether the grip medallions are appropriate to the period of the gun or not. I will say the image of the rampant colt on the medallion matches the one engraved in the metal, left side of frame, pretty closely. So the image of the rampant colt, with a lance between his front legs and arrows in his mouth, was used in the early 1900s, if not before.

May 25, 2013, 05:58 PM	#10
McShooty Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2012 Location: Northern Missouri Posts: 480	On the left side of the barrel the gun is stamped "Colt Police Positive .38" and neither S&W nor New Police is specified. I understand that Colt never would have put "S&W" on one of their guns, but occasionally "New Police" will be on 32s and 38s, but not this one. The grips are an interesting issue. The Colt letter verified the nickel finish, but opposite "Type of stocks:" it said "Not listed". I haven't seen enough vintage colts to know whether the grip medallions are appropriate to the period of the gun or not. I will say the image of the rampant colt on the medallion matches the one engraved in the metal, left side of frame, pretty closely. So the image of the rampant colt, with a lance between his front legs and arrows in his mouth, was used in the early 1900s, if not before.