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May 25, 2019 Well, Colt serial numbers tend to go across the board in a rather unpredictable pattern so it’s near impossible to read without reference books. All it takes to get the numbers to changes could be minor changes in the design, the beginnings of new time periods and many others. Colt 1878 Double Action.32-20 thru.45 caliber Revolver. Uncharted 3 system requirements. Colt New Army & New Navy.38 &.41 double action revolver. Colt New Service revolver. Colt 1877 Lightning revolver. Colt D frame revolvers, Detective Special, Diamondback, Agent, Cobra, Police Positive, Viper. Colt E & I frame revolvers, Python, Official Police, Trooper, Officers Model Match. Xhorse mvci driver windows 10. The OP line picked up from the Army Special, which picked up from the New Army & Navy model. The OP was made 1927-1969, but was not made in.38 S&W (.38 Colt New Police) after WWII. The serial number range 1927-1946 would be 513xxx to around 700xxx. In any case, some good pictures will be needed to provide any realistic valuation. Apr 28, 2011 The original design was made in 1884 then called the Colt New Army (or Navy I can't remember which one) in 1926 Colt started calling it the Official Police because it was more popular among policemen than the military (which prefered the 1911.45 auto). Apr 28, 2011 The original design was made in 1884 then called the Colt New Army (or Navy I can't remember which one) in 1926 Colt started calling it the Official Police because it was more popular among policemen than the military (which prefered the 1911.45 auto).
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Hello all. I have a Colt revolver my father gave me. All he told me was its missing parts and knows nothing else about it. On the barrel it says single action army 45. Based on the schematics on numrichs site it doesn't have the same inner workings. I put the serial number in Colts lookup and it gave me 31 different guns. Based on what I can tell it is a Officer's Model, Second Issue Based on the Army Special/Official Police. The only problem is that from all my reading it wasn't offered in 45 colt. I did insert a 45 colt dummy round into the cylinder and it chambered. Any help would be greatly appreciated as this has been taking up space in the safe and I need to decide if its worth fixing or just getting rid of it. From what I can tell its missing the main spring and firing pin. Sorry about the poor pictures I can get a better camera and upload more if needed. Also if you know of a gunsmith that is knowledgeable about colts I'm willing to send it to them. Thanks
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I'm not an expert or anything. But I have two of those same guns. Both I bought for $250 more or less because they had a lot of the finish worn off and were old and in used condition.
If your's is in new condition I'd say that is an excellent price. 400+ is right about how much Colt Detective .38's (smaller frame snub nose version of OPs which they also don't make anymore) sell for. Also, Official Police revolvers, to me, are VERY hard to find as opposed to their S&W Model 10 light barrel counterparts. So that is a rare find. If you like the gun, I'd grab it.
As far as reliablity goes, Policemen and other law enforcement used those guns for about 100 years before police started going to automatics and even today you can probably find a few elder active duty policemen that still carry theirs here and there. The original design was made in 1884 then called the Colt New Army (or Navy I can't remember which one) in 1926 Colt started calling it the Official Police because it was more popular among policemen than the military (which prefered the 1911 .45 auto). Over the years other Colt and Smith and Wesson revolvers came out, but the Official Police to a large degree was still in popular use until Colt discontinued it in 1979 (and that date I got straight from the Colt's mouth ) You see the OP commonly used in movies and television from the 1930s up to the 1960s as commonly as you see the Glock 9mm today on the screens.
As for personal experiences, one of mine is in great need of work, the other (made I'm told in 1961) is the most accurate gun I own.
Hope this helps
Doug
If your's is in new condition I'd say that is an excellent price. 400+ is right about how much Colt Detective .38's (smaller frame snub nose version of OPs which they also don't make anymore) sell for. Also, Official Police revolvers, to me, are VERY hard to find as opposed to their S&W Model 10 light barrel counterparts. So that is a rare find. If you like the gun, I'd grab it.
As far as reliablity goes, Policemen and other law enforcement used those guns for about 100 years before police started going to automatics and even today you can probably find a few elder active duty policemen that still carry theirs here and there. The original design was made in 1884 then called the Colt New Army (or Navy I can't remember which one) in 1926 Colt started calling it the Official Police because it was more popular among policemen than the military (which prefered the 1911 .45 auto). Over the years other Colt and Smith and Wesson revolvers came out, but the Official Police to a large degree was still in popular use until Colt discontinued it in 1979 (and that date I got straight from the Colt's mouth ) You see the OP commonly used in movies and television from the 1930s up to the 1960s as commonly as you see the Glock 9mm today on the screens.
As for personal experiences, one of mine is in great need of work, the other (made I'm told in 1961) is the most accurate gun I own.
Hope this helps
Doug