$950.00 View Site. 1926) Very nice gun in this odd caliber! Mail-in entries accepted; send postcards (no envelopes) to: GUNS Magazine, GOM Old West 2023, PO Box 488, Escondido, CA 92033. Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. The rear sight is mounted on a flat on the topstrap. COLT POLICE POSITIVE .38 SPECIAL SHOP.FORDSFIREARMS.COM. 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. They share a common frame, named the D-frame after WWII. Sights were fixed and consisted of a half-moon blade front and a hog-waller groove milled into the topstrap. It is windage adjustable by loosening a small screw and drifting the sight left or right. No purchase necessary. The Police Positive Special was intended primarily for sale to law enforcement agencies and enjoys the distinction of being Colt's most widely produced revolver design with over 750,000 built. Colt being the extremely desirable pony to be picked out of any display case, I would suspect even the snobbiest revolver lover would appreciate the neat history and craftsmanship that went into these old gats. Seller: Wildwood Inc Wildwood Inc. $595.00. 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. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. North Dakota Game & Fish Department, State Agency: The Police Positive is one of the very few Colt revolvers not commanding an extraordinary premium todayexcept for the aforementioned target version. I have seen buyers at gun shows pass over cherry Police Positives to fondle things like H&R Model 929s, Iver Johnson Cadets and High Standard Sentinels. The 6-inch barrel gave it a nicely balanced look and feel. Colt Police Positive First Issue .38 Colt (.38 S&W) revolver ,dated to 1919. Winchester stuff produced a 6-shot 2.5 group at 25 yards while the Black Hills Wadcutters crowded 5 shots into a spectacular cluster at just under 1.5. I had written a Round Table article about it earlier this week. Something worthy of note is that the Third Issue Colts were almost exclusively chambered in .38 Special, mine is not and I will expand on that a little while down the line. The first issue was manufactured from 1926 to 1972 and is quite collectible. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. Colt Police Positive 38 Police Trade-In Revolver $449.99; Brand: Colt; Item Number: 403121; Colt Detective Special .38SPL Police Trade-In Revolver $649.99 . The Police Positive saw the light of day in 1905, when it debuted as an improvement on the old square-butted Colt New Police double-action six-shooter introduced in 1896. Seller: GA_1143125 GA_1143125. 4" barrel with a mint bore. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. Area Code: 314 . At 28 ounces, the Police Positive Target with its six-inch barrel just seems to set the right balance. The First issue of the Police Positive ran from the revolver's introduction in, 1929 was the starting year of production for a series of second issue Police Positives. Introduced to the firearms market in 1908, The Colt Police Positive Special is a small frame, double-action revolver with a six round cylinder, primarily chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, designed and manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company. Associated taxes and fees are the responsibility of winners. Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, State Agency: It came as an iteration of the Colt Police Positive. I've gotten good accuracy from CCI Green Tag and Mini Mag, as well as Fiocchi's 40-grain high-velocity. Most collectible Colt double-action revolvers of the second half of the 20th century are based to one extent or another on the Police Positive. S/N: 41903. Features include fixed sights, a square butt, and 4-, 5- or 6-inch barrel lengths. [2], John Henry Fitzgerald first came up the Fitz Special snubnosed revolver concept around the mid-1920s, when he modified a .38 Special Colt Police Positive Special revolver, whose shortest available barrel length was four inches. It was manufactured from 1950 to 1973 in both issues. Action is in-time, but cycles sluggishly due to dried oil in inner channel of cylinder. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. Mikey Hartman, Lt. Col. Later additions/variations were lumped in with and renamed Police Positive (as a vague umbrella term) and those were manufactured for a brief period in the 1990s. Sometimes the tree falls pretty far from the apple, I guess. No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. This piece dates to 1922. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. [1][2][3][6] Checkered Walnut grips became standard after 1923. Colt 1902 New Police Double Action Factory-Engraved Shipped to Texas, Boxed 1921 Police Positive Revolver - .38, COLT Double Action POLICE POSITIVE .38 Long Colt SELF DEFENSE Revolver C&R BRITISH PROOFED Colt Police Positive Revolver, COLT Double Action POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL .38 Special Caliber C&R REVOLVER Colts Widely Produced Revolver Design, TARGET POLICE POSITIVE IN RARE .32 COLT, #78XXX, WITH COLT FACTORY LETTER SHIPPED 1910, c1920 mfr COLT ARMY SPECIAL .32-20 WCF Caliber Double Action C&R REVOLVER Roaring Twenties Era Sidearm, COLT Detective Police Police Positive Nickel Wood Grips (1970), c1926 COLT POCKET POSITIVE Double Action .32 Police 1st Issue REVOLVER C&R With Mother of Pearl Grips, 1907 COLT Double Action POLICE POSITIVE .38 Cal. CALIBER 32 POLIC, Serial #63827, .38 S&W, 6" barrel with an excellent, bright bore. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. Colt Model Agent, Cobra, Detective Special Diamondback Fac Manual Reproduction. Mississippi Deptartment of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, State Agency: No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. .32-20 WCF, This Colt Police Positive is a 6-shot revolver chambered in 38 S&W. Very good condition for its age, has a 4 inch barrel, strong rifling in barrel, but it has very, For your consideration, a Colt Police Positive Special chambered in .32-20 Winchester Centerfire. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (when required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. Get the latest news and reviews from Gundigest.com. Cowboy lead RNFP, Black Hills 148-gr. No chips in the grips, over condition it reallly nice. In todays market, the .32 version actually seems more desirable than the .22. It is important to train in various shooting positions. Colt Police Positive Mfg 1923 38 Special Gun #: 956426634 Seller: Hunters Trading Post $1,195.00 Full Details More from this Seller 11 Image (s) Colt Police Positive, 38 Colt New Police, 99% Factory Finish, Perfect bore, Vintage Firearms In Gun #: 937088314 Seller: Vintage Firearms Inc GA Sales: 312 $895.00 Full Details More from this Seller Ruger MAX-9 9mm Micro-Sized High-Capacity Pistol: Review, .458 Winchester Magnum History: The Complete Story, The .284 Winchester Cartridge: Still A Long-Range Champ, .300 PRC vs. .300 Win Mag: Rifle Cartridge Comparison Review, 6.8 Western Ammo Options: The Load of Long Yardage, SIG Sauer P365 Pistol Now Offered in .380, Casting Your Own Bullets for Lever-Action Rifles, A World Record Attempt: Practice Round and Media Day, Interview with Israeli Defense Forces, Part 1. Years Produced: From 1907 to 1995 (see the previous article for the caveats) MSRP In 1918: Roughly $25 (about $453.66 in 2022) Number Manufactured: Over 750,000 Operating System: Double Action Sign up for the Wheelgun Wednesday newsletter here: Purchase A PDF Download Of The GUNS Magazine May 2020 Issue Now! Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, State Agency: The sights are easy to see and fast to align, somewhat of a rarity on handguns of that era. Were talking Cobra, Diamondback, Agent, Viper, Detective Special, etc. Associated taxes and fees are the responsibility of winners. I think the Colt Police Positive Target is the perfect size .22 for many reasons. Match .38 Special wadcutters. Colonels Rex Applegate[9] and Charles Askins were proponents of the Fitz Special,[10][11] and it would become a popular after-market conversion for many gunsmiths. In the postwar years the modified Police Positive Special Second Model and Third Model were introduced, but sales were poor, and increased competition from S&W saw them dropped in 1978 after approximately 650,000 had left the factory. THE POST-WAR ROUND BUTT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL, The Police Positive Special, Fourth Issuewas fitted with a new shrouded barrel similar to that used on the Colt aluminum Viper. Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. No purchase necessary. An offshoot of the Police Positive Special, the classic Detective Special is probably the most famous Colt D-Frame. For Sale is a very nice Colt Police Positive in 32-20. Beretta's new APX A1 Carry shows that this historic brand is still competingin the modern market. The .38 Colt Official Police was on a .41 frame (Colt Police Positivewas smaller frame, as was Detective Special but not issued, while the S&W was on a regular []. Early production samples had a plain topstrap, but later ones had a matte topstrap. All Rights Reserved. This aspect is probably why they do not get much notoriety or limelight that they may very well deserve. Police Positive Special: This was basically a Police Positive with a 1/4-inch longer frame to accommodate the .38 Special and .32-20 cartridges (in addition to the .32 and .38 New Police and their S&W counterparts). The "Positive" in the name refers to the Colt Positive Lock hammer-block safety, which interposes a steel bar between the hammer and the frame that prevents the hammer from going completely forward unless the trigger is pulled through a complete stroke. The small frame revolver was first seen in the Police Positive and Police Positive Special, but then was also extended to the Detective Special, Commando Special, Cobra, Agent, Diamondback, Police Positive MK V, Viper, and Courier. The original Police Positive is doomed to languish forever in the shadow of its more desirable offspring, and theres nothing that can be done about it. Missouri Deptartment of Conservation, State Agency: Writer | TheFirearmBlog It is a gorgeously proportioned revolver with deep Colt blue and handsomely checkered wood grips. It's the older brother of the still famous Detective Special snubnose introduced in 1927. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, State Agency: South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, State Agency: Designs such as the model 1911 bought from John Browning are beloved and adopted by militaries as well as copied constantly in modern day. The small frame models were the Colt "D" frame. Just in on consignment, Colt Police Positive 32 Nickel. Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: Colt Police Positive Special, Cocobolo Rosewood Grips With Medallions. 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. .22 WRF, Guns Listing ID: 698072Used Colt Detective Police Positive Special .38 Spc. But the granddaddy of the D-breed was the Police Positive, introduced in 1905. (I) Giveaway ends February 28, 2023. The Police Positive Special in .38 Special led to the Detective Special, one of the most popular and iconic handguns of all time. Although this makes sense in a hard-duty gun, it did in my opinion remove a lot of the classic Hartford charm from the gun. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism, State Agency: There are five issues or versions of the Colt Police Positive Special. The Police Positive is the one glaring exception. Richard Nance shows off this easy to carry flashlight from Streamlight. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for COLT Manual, Agent, Commando Spc., Detective Spc., Police Positive, Diamondback at the best online prices at eBay! The .32-20 Police Positive Special was available with 4-, 5-, or 6-inch barrels; fixed sights; and with a choice of blue or nickel finishes. (I) Giveaway ends April 30, 2023. It was made from 1994 to 1995 and ended production of the PPS series. Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. 226 Williams Ln. The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber. This gun d. Guns Listing ID: 663905Light rust on parts! This piece dated to 1919. Detective Special: This is Colts classic snubbie. Its faults are that it lacks adjustable sights (except for the Target versions), and fires cartridges that are a little on the pricey side and somewhat underpowered (.32 S&W Long/.32 Colt New Police and .38 S&W/.38 Colt New Police). 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. And the third was a stainless-steel variant called the Detective Special II, or D-SII, manufactured from 1997 to about 1999. This revolver features a classic Colt revolver design with a steel construction, rich blued finish, fully intac, The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver features a six-round cylinder. [2] Yet today, the Police Positive isnt remembered for the gun that it was but rather for the guns it inspired. Colts Manufacturing Company, LLC has been around for over 150 years and has produced revolutionary designs that have been loved and made iconic. The Police Positive Special was the model that Colt would use for all small frame revolvers up until the last of them were discontinued in 1995. in its 4 iteration. Let us dive into the specifications of the Police Positive Special as a whole. The 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. It is an excellent collectible that is in overall great condition. [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. Police Positive Target: This was a .32- or .22-caliber version of the Police Positive with a 6-inch barrel and adjustable front and rear sights. The Mossberg 500 Pump Action Shotgun is one of the most popular home defense shotguns on the market. The Police Positive Special action was made almost unchanged from 1907 to 1995. Colt Police Positive Special Wood Grips $50.00 $5.00 shipping or Best Offer Colt Police Positive special antique copper plastic with screw $35.00 Free shipping or Best Offer Pair of Colt's wood grips for "Official Police" or "Police Positive" revolvers $317.89 14 bids $8.15 shipping 14h 53m Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, State Agency: A mere slip of a thing at 23 oz.. Its not much of a shock when you stop to consider its essentially an early-series 4 Detective Special with a square butt. While it might seem unfair due to the near 60-year age difference, the Colt locks up tightly and has a good . GA Sales: 868. The Police Positive was made of carbon steel, and was finished with either a polished blue finish or nicket-plated. [8] The Fitz Special was the precursor to the modern snubnosed revolver and specifically the prototype for the Colt Detective Special the first production two-inch snubnosed revolver. I wanted to at least make an attempt to stay within the bullet weight parameters of what was in vogue when the gun was made. Comes with Factory Letter. New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, State Agency: Winners will be notified by certified mail on official letterhead. The Police Positives name sprang from its positive that is, foolproof internal hammer-block safety, a feature that had been conspicuously absent from its predecessor. With this revolver having roots in a police force I decided to pick up a silhouette target to do a grouping test. Associated taxes and fees are the responsibility of winners. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, State Agency: Smith & Wesson is first to create a production revolver in the popular .350 Legend cartridge. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. The revolver proved very able. It came as an iteration of the Colt Police Positive. Developed by Colt in 1905 and primarily intended for sale to federal, state, or local law enforcement age, COLT Double Action POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL .38 Special Caliber C&R REVOLVER Colts Widely Produced Revolver Design Here we present a C&R Colt Police Positive Special made in 1955 b, c1920 mfr COLT ARMY SPECIAL .32-20 WCF Caliber Double Action C&R REVOLVER Roaring Twenties Era Sidearm Here we present a C&R Colt Army Special Double Action Revolver in .32, Good condition, some wear, few areas of light corrosion. Normally, the word Colt is pure magic to collectors. Kingston, NY 12401, 2023 Numrich Gun Parts Corporation. This gun has a factory Colt letter showing it was shipped to Colonel W.C. Skinner wh, Like New .38 Special Colt Police Positive with 4" barrel and excellent bore. 2 & 3 Cloverleaf House Model Revolver .41 Derringer: 1st Model Derringer: 2nd Model Derringer: 3rd Model Derringer: 4th Model This Colt Police Positive Target is a beautiful piece of history, one I think is often overlooked. The First issue of the Police Positive ran from the revolver's introduction in 1907 until 1927. Works like should. Contest open to U.S. residents only. [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. For a gun in decent shape like mine floats around $300-$400. It was manufactured from 1905 to 1941. The reason for wanting a powerful sixgun when wandering off the beaten path is sound, especially in bear country. California Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: Associated taxes and fees are the responsibility of winners. The grip is ideal for most hands- not too small and not too large. While the forward-curving grip frame felt a bit odd in my hand at first, it is a finely made and--thanks in great part to the longer barrel--well-balanced revolver. (Ret.) General Specs: Colt Police Positive, Year 1977, .38 Special, 26oz, 4" Barrel Serial Number: 15376 Description Barrel Length: 4" Bores: Perfect % Blue: 99% .Click for more info Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc Area Code: 616 $995.00 Colt Cased Factory Engraved Police Positive with Mob Ties, Al Capone & Bugs Moran GI#: 102117554 By comparison, the larger blued Official Police was going for $110, while the also-heftier competition Model 10 was bringing S&W a somewhat friendlier $76.50. Grips were hard black rubber from 1907 to 1923 then checkered walnut with silver medallions after that. Overall condition is good. But these were counterbalanced to a degree by the poorly designed grips. To protect the privacy and security of winners, names will not be made public. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. State Agency: Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. It was made in various forms from 1907 to 1995. Both are chambered in .38 Special. Chambered in .38 Special and .22 LR, it was manufactured from 1966 to 1986. 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. Beware of fakes! Contest void where prohibited by law. Naturally, those on the side of law and order werent the only fans of the Police Positive. The collectibility of the Police Positives descendants proves, however, what a sound design the old-timer really was. I will take any police positive anybody wants to give away!! The first solid-frame, swing-out-cylinder revolver was patented in Europe. (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. [5], The Police Positive was made of carbon steel, and was finished with either a polished blued finish or nickel-plated.[2]. But both were state-of-the-art in their day. The Colt Police Positive Special was the Police Positive with a lengthened frame and cylinder to allow using longer, more powerful cartridges like the .38 Special. Available with 4-, 5-, and 6-inch barrels, the Police Positive Special was of compact dimensions and moderate weight (25 ounces with 6-inch barrel), and it was an immediate hit with American police. Learn the difference between revolvers and semi-auto pistols and what makes them different. All Shooting Times subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Before moving on to more entertaining forms of the handgun evaluation process, I ran five rounds of each brand of ammo across my chronograph, and the results are listed in the accompanying chart. Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources, State Agency: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, State Agency: (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. Colt Police Positive revolvers marked with Colt D.A..32 on the barrel are chambered for .32 Long Colt. Smith & Wesson is chambering its excellent M&P 2.0 pistol in 10mm Auto, and the result is a gun with high capacity and enough power to tackle any defensive task. OUR CUSTOMERS TELL US WE HAVE THE BEST SELECTION OF GUNS ON GUN, This .38 Special Cal. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: (III) Giveaway winner(s) chosen by random drawing. (Full article at link). It was especially popular with Canadian and Latin American police forces and was used by the Ontario Provincial Police well into the 1980s. Joseph Von Benedikt shows his custom 500 and how well it shoots. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. Ask Colt revolver fans to list as many D-Frame models as they can and chances are the results will include fairly well-known names many decidedly snaky. View Site. My friend Butch Simpson and I put the lightweight medium-sized revolver to the test using Black Hills and Winchester .32-20 ammo. The Police Positive Special was manufactured until 1995, becoming Colt's most produced model at over 750,000 units. 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. About 25 years before Colt brought the curtain down on the Police Positive Special 1969 to be exact it was listed at $93.50 (blued). All Colt Cylinders turn to the right thus binding the crane tight against the frame of the revolver guaranteeing perfect alignment of chamber and barrel and adding materially to the accuracy of the arm. This Police Positive Special was made in 1916, so the "Coltwood" plastic grips are a later replacement. Mfg in 1911. I had mentioned earlier that my Colt is chambered in .38 S&W (Colt New Police). Colt--the world's premier revolver maker--did not want to fall behind the loop and assigned chief engineer Carl Ehbets the task of developing such a revolver. 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