Old Colt Cop Guns

Outpost75 · October 4, 2024, 10:19 PM

This is Outpost75 reporting aboard. I am partial to pre-1980 Colt wheelguns and gather up retired cop guns when I find them. EDCs are a Colt Agent and an OP.

Recycled bullet · October 4, 2024, 10:21 PM

Hello. Your revolvers are cool.

Outpost75 · October 4, 2024, 10:30 PM

I have a couple New Services too.

Outpost75 · October 4, 2024, 10:32 PM

And a couple more OPs

Sarge · October 5, 2024, 07:39 AM

That's a fine bunch of old Colts there and thank you for sharing them.

GeneS · October 5, 2024, 08:05 AM

Very nice Colts. LOVE the 3 in. Official Police.

Bob Wright · October 5, 2024, 09:36 AM

Around the turn of the Century (1899~1900) police revlvers were just about anything one would imagine. The .38 S&W top break revolvers were popular. My Dad told me of Nashville police carrying Colt Single Actions, presumable .45 Caliber. My grandfather, who was a deputy sheriff, carried a H&R .38 top break. And the .32-20 (.32 W.C.F.) was popular in a Colt revolver. For some reason Colt was the choice over the S&W, at least in my area of Tennessee. As far as I can determine, World War II chhanged the popularity to S&W. In the Memphis PD, the .38 Special Model 10 Heavy Barrel became the standard around 1955 or so.

Bob Wright

rodfac · October 5, 2024, 01:03 PM

I like them too, Outpost...the Colt below was owned by an Uncle who carried it in Buffalo, NY...;& while moon-lighting as a gate guard for Bethleham Steel. I shot the target in the pic, offhand-Weaver, from 7 yds, 5-shots (not six), with pre-WWll ammunition.

The 2nd pic is of a M67 Smith...a turn-in from the Louisville Police when they went over to autos....the hat's my own! That old piece has the smoothest DA trigger pull I've ever tried. The stocks are a pair of Altamonts which are a good match for .38 Special velocities/recoil.

Best regards, Rod

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Outpost75 · October 5, 2024, 02:33 PM

The 3 inch OP did not come from the factory that way. Sandy Garrett of Nova Gun Works built it for me.

So far as I have been able to research Colt never made an OP in 3-inch.
I wanted a compact and +P capable barn coat winter carry and that is "it."
The 3-inch is a good compromise for compactness, adequate sight radius and ballistics.

Bob Wright · October 5, 2024, 03:58 PM

rodfac,

Never would I pose any of my revolvers with my hat, especially a pale gray one. A drop of oil or powder smoke smudge and you've ruined a $300 hat!

Bob Wright

jetinteriorguy · October 6, 2024, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneS

Very nice Colts. LOVE the 3 in. Official Police.

Ditto.

RoyceP · October 6, 2024, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Wright

rodfac,

Never would I pose any of my revolvers with my hat, especially a pale gray one. A drop of oil or powder smoke smudge and you've ruined a $300 hat!

Bob Wright

I had no idea hats could cost that much! Last time I bought any was from the Resistol factory in Garland TX. I bought two cowboy hats, a straw one for the summer time and a 10X beaver for the winter. Pretty sure both of them cost less than $100.

Nice Colts!

Outpost75 · October 6, 2024, 03:20 PM

Miller Hats of Houston, TX makes our WVSP trooper hats.

rodfac · October 6, 2024, 03:43 PM

Bob...that's an everyday, chore hat here on the farm....our annual trips west with the RV allow us a cpl of hours in Saint Jo to peruse the Stetson outlet there....that particular "gun club" ran me $40!....It helps to have a 7-5/8" head as there's usually a broader selection. The roll was reworked for my tastes by the kind ladies there at Stetson....Rod

Jim Watson · October 6, 2024, 05:40 PM

Teddy Roosevelt is said to have standardized the NYPD on a Colt .32 while police commissioner 1895-1896. People think it was in .32 New Police = .32 S&W Long, but the .32 SWL had only come out in 1896, so how long did it take for Colt to go from .32 Long Colt to .32 NP = .32 SWL?

rc · October 6, 2024, 10:21 PM

The NYPD was still using the 32 colts at least into the late 1940s. I own a 1949 NYPD issued Police Positive in 32 New Police/ Smith and Wesson Long. A very handy little gun about the size of the Ruger SP101 but lighter.

Outpost75 · October 7, 2024, 12:03 PM

.32s were issued to female officers, court bailiffs, school crossimg guards, meter maids and others in low-risk admin assignments into the early 1970s. I have a 3" .32 DS which came from Jovino's in 1970.

October 5, 2024, 07:39 AM	#5
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,483	That's a fine bunch of old Colts there and thank you for sharing them. __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.

October 5, 2024, 09:36 AM	#7
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 3,005	Around the turn of the Century (1899~1900) police revlvers were just about anything one would imagine. The .38 S&W top break revolvers were popular. My Dad told me of Nashville police carrying Colt Single Actions, presumable .45 Caliber. My grandfather, who was a deputy sheriff, carried a H&R .38 top break. And the .32-20 (.32 W.C.F.) was popular in a Colt revolver. For some reason Colt was the choice over the S&W, at least in my area of Tennessee. As far as I can determine, World War II chhanged the popularity to S&W. In the Memphis PD, the .38 Special Model 10 Heavy Barrel became the standard around 1955 or so. Bob Wright __________________ Time spent at the reloading bench is an investment in contentment.

October 5, 2024, 01:03 PM	#8
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,646	I like them too, Outpost...the Colt below was owned by an Uncle who carried it in Buffalo, NY...;& while moon-lighting as a gate guard for Bethleham Steel. I shot the target in the pic, offhand-Weaver, from 7 yds, 5-shots (not six), with pre-WWll ammunition. The 2nd pic is of a M67 Smith...a turn-in from the Louisville Police when they went over to autos....the hat's my own! That old piece has the smoothest DA trigger pull I've ever tried. The stocks are a pair of Altamonts which are a good match for .38 Special velocities/recoil. Best regards, Rod [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.

October 5, 2024, 03:58 PM	#10
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 3,005	rodfac, Never would I pose any of my revolvers with my hat, especially a pale gray one. A drop of oil or powder smoke smudge and you've ruined a $300 hat! Bob Wright __________________ Time spent at the reloading bench is an investment in contentment.

October 6, 2024, 03:43 PM	#14
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,646	Bob...that's an everyday, chore hat here on the farm....our annual trips west with the RV allow us a cpl of hours in Saint Jo to peruse the Stetson outlet there....that particular "gun club" ran me $40!....It helps to have a 7-5/8" head as there's usually a broader selection. The roll was reworked for my tastes by the kind ladies there at Stetson....Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.

October 4, 2024, 10:21 PM	#2
Recycled bullet Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2022 Posts: 448	Hello. Your revolvers are cool.

October 5, 2024, 08:05 AM	#6
GeneS Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2000 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 192	Very nice Colts. LOVE the 3 in. Official Police.

October 5, 2024, 02:33 PM	#9
Outpost75 Member Join Date: October 4, 2024 Location: Potomac Highlands WV Posts: 51	The 3 inch OP did not come from the factory that way. Sandy Garrett of Nova Gun Works built it for me. So far as I have been able to research Colt never made an OP in 3-inch. I wanted a compact and +P capable barn coat winter carry and that is "it." The 3-inch is a good compromise for compactness, adequate sight radius and ballistics.

October 6, 2024, 03:20 PM	#13
Outpost75 Member Join Date: October 4, 2024 Location: Potomac Highlands WV Posts: 51	Miller Hats of Houston, TX makes our WVSP trooper hats.

October 6, 2024, 05:40 PM	#15
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,946	Teddy Roosevelt is said to have standardized the NYPD on a Colt .32 while police commissioner 1895-1896. People think it was in .32 New Police = .32 S&W Long, but the .32 SWL had only come out in 1896, so how long did it take for Colt to go from .32 Long Colt to .32 NP = .32 SWL?

October 6, 2024, 10:21 PM	#16
rc Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2001 Location: CA Posts: 1,905	The NYPD was still using the 32 colts at least into the late 1940s. I own a 1949 NYPD issued Police Positive in 32 New Police/ Smith and Wesson Long. A very handy little gun about the size of the Ruger SP101 but lighter.

October 7, 2024, 12:03 PM	#17
Outpost75 Member Join Date: October 4, 2024 Location: Potomac Highlands WV Posts: 51	.32s were issued to female officers, court bailiffs, school crossimg guards, meter maids and others in low-risk admin assignments into the early 1970s. I have a 3" .32 DS which came from Jovino's in 1970.

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