[vikz]

Hello guys well i was poking around one of the shops and i saw these old colt police official or official police 38 special being shown to a guy who wants to buy his 1st gun so i kinda lean over and look at it too, the guy pass on the deal so i examined it more cocking it and playing with the cylinder long story short its mine now :) :) .I put it on layaway i'll just get it tomorrow it was only 235 so why not..i saw this pics online which is kinda thesame the serial on the one i got is 719xxx..I'll take pics tomorrow when i take her home..

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/STcolt_083106B.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/100053650-1-L.jpg

[chriske]

Congratulations. Great find.
Those exposed ejector rods hanging out there on those older Colts have some kind of unique charm don't they ?
I sincerely hope you're going to shoot & enjoy it & not turn it to a "safe queen".

[vikz]

chriske oh no i will definetly shoot it and it will be my alternate pistol..It has some character thas why i liked it..

[foghornl]

That old .38 has A LOT of character. Let us know who it shoots...but I suspect the answer to that will be "...Shoots purty darn good.."

[dfariswheel]

719xxx was made in 1944, which is a little unusual.

Not all that many Official Police models were made during the war.
During the war, Colt made a special version of the Official Police named the "Commando".
This was nothing more than the Official Police with a rough parkerized finish.

What Official Police marked guns were made, were strictly for use by police departments and government use, there being no commercial sales during the war.

[vikz]

here is mine..

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/coltofficialpolice001.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/coltofficialpolice002.jpg

[Harve Curry]

Do a search here on THR, other discussion about them. I like them alot, same basic gun as the Python, but like my 44 spl so much I don't shoot the 38's. When I do they are very accurate.

[Blacksmoke]

One of my Great Uncles was a Captain in the NYPD (1919 to 1952). He packed one of those Colts with a 5 inch barrel. The only time in 30+ years of law enforcement he fired it (at a bad guy) was during the Harlem Riots. He shot a guy off the roof of a five story Brownstone who had been hurling bricks at firemen. One shot, dead perp. He showed me the unique grip for that model. You are supposed to rest your thumb on the top of the cylinder latch. Believe it or not, it steadies the grip. He swore by it. Anyway, the Official Police as a long service history. You might call it a Revolver of Distinction.

BTW, he never got over killing that guy AND he was WWI vet.

[bannockburn]

vikz

Very nice aquisition there; Colt Official Police revolvers have always been a personal favorite of mine. Looks to be in nice shape too. Great find. Enjoy.

[capttom]

I had an Official Police .38 with a 5 inch barrel and a 4 inch 32-20. Both were great guns and accurate. I prefer the slightly smaller Police Positive Special, but would latch on to an O.P. at that price.

[Archie]

Good revolver (I say this as a S&W fan) and a very nice bit of American history. Excellent find. Enjoy it and share it with your children.

[Bubba613]

I have one of those in my shop. Neat guns and not expensive. But check the timing as Colts have a bad tendency to go out of time. And fixing that is no fun at all.

[TomcatPC]

Hello

Great revolver, I know next to nothing about Colt Revolvers, but I tend to like most revolvers that were made around that time period. I guess I just like the way they look, was never into the newer modern ones.

I only have two revolvers, one is a S&W Model 10-5 (mid-1960's), and the other is a Commercial Post-WWII .380" Webley Mk. IV. Also have a WWII .380" S&W "Victory" Model M&P Revolver on layaway. If I run into a decent priced Colt Official Police or a Police Positive I'd probably get one.
Thanks
Mark

[krs]

Fine old revolvers - timeless. They kept selling the exposed ejector rod until the late 1960's I think, maybe reluctant to let the tradition die maybe...http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p263/twagger/guns/Colt_PolicePositive_4a-1.jpg

[vikz]

Hello guys I finally took her home today..

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/coltofficialpolice003.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/coltofficialpolice005.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/vikz07/coltofficialpolice006.jpg

[Scorpian]

"719xxx was made in 1944, which is a little unusual.

Not all that many Official Police models were made during the war.
During the war, Colt made a special version of the Official Police named the "Commando".
This was nothing more than the Official Police with a rough parkerized finish.

What Official Police marked guns were made, were strictly for use by police departments and government use, there being no commercial sales during the war"

I just inherited a Colt Official Police S#50456, can you tell me by the serial number how old this handgun is? Is there any place that I could order a new cylinder bolt and spring? The cyl. over-travels.
Thanks in advance for any info you can give me, this gun is a beauty.
scorpion