[POOTER]

II RECENTLY PUT THE ABOVE IN . 38 SPECIAL W/4 INCH BARREL IN LAYAWAY.IT HAS SOME AS OF YET UNIDENTIFIED MARKINGS ON THE BUTT AND THE GRIPS ARE A CHEESEY BLACK HARD RUBBER TYPE. THE RIGHT ONE HAS THE REARING STALLION AND THE LEFT HAS A THUMB REST. KIND OF LIKE THAT WERE ISSUED TO THE HONG KONG POLICE AND THEN REPATRIATED BACK TO THE STATES.IT DOESN'T HAVE THE R.H.K.P. ON THE BACK STRAP. SERIAL# IS 6794XX. IT ALSO HAS A SMALL IMPORTERS MARK BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT. MAYBE NORTHFIELD, MASS?ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON MAYBE WHERE IT STARTED ITS LIFE OUT AT? I CAN BE MORE SPECIFIC WHEN IT COMES HOME. THE GRIPS ARE WHAT HAVE ME PUZZLED. :what:

[dfariswheel]

6794XX was made in 1956.
The numbers picked up at 672050, and ran to 695399 by the end of the year.

The odd black grips with a thumb rest are the "give-away" to identifying this Police Positive Special.

It's almost certainly a PPS that was sold to the government of Colombia for issue to their National Police.

The Colombian's replaced the Colt factory left grip panel with these after market thumb rest panels.

In the last 15 years or so, Colombia sold these Colt's and large quantities were imported back into the US.