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Old February 7, 2013, 07:41 PM   #7
Dfariswheel
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Your Officer's Model Target Heavy Barrel was made in 1937.
The serial numbers were often combined with Official Police serial numbers.
The numbers started in 1937 at 602000. 1938 started at 629000.

The reason for the confusion is that Colt usually listed .38 Special OMT numbers with the Official Police, but .22LR OMT and .22LR Official Police numbers in a separate series.
In the published serial number data base, the Officer's Model serial numbers start in 1930, which was when the .22LR OMT was introduced.

The Officer's Model name was used on the First Issue model which was based on the old Colt New Army & Navy revolver, and the Second Issue based on the Army Special.

When the gun was upgraded as the Third Issue in 1927 it was officially known as the Officer's Model Target, but often the Target name wasn't stamped on the barrel.

The Third Issue OMT was made from 1927 to 1949, with the Heavy Barrel version being introduced in 1935.

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