[CajunBass]

I looked at a Colt Official Police 38 this evening. It had a fair ammount of honest blue wear, and a few scratches, but everything seemed sound mechanically. The grips looked like what I would have expected to see on a Trooper, or Python, nice comfortable, well worn "target" type grips I guess you'd call 'em. (About like the target grips on a Smith and Wesson, anyway.) Nice hefty gun.

S/N is 806149. I didn't see any letters either before or after.

(If I remember correctly, I was issued one of these years ago when I worked part time as a security guard. They gave me the gun, six rounds of LRN ammo, a Sam Brown belt and a holster and told me not to shoot myself or anyone else "unless you have to.")

[Jim K]

The gun was made in 1950, when Colts were very well made. If it is in good condition, it should be a reliable and accurate revolver. IIRC, +P .38 Special ammo should be OK in that gun. Do NOT fire any +P+ .38 Special loads in revolvers chambered ONLY for the .38 Special; that load should be fired only in revolvers made for the .357 Magnum.

Jim

[CajunBass]

Thanks Jim. The mfg date was what I really wondering about. I had looked it up, but the Colt models and numbers are sort of confusing so I wasn't sure I was reading it right.

No worries about "+" ammo. I seldom shoot anything more than a wadcutter load in my revolvers anyway.

[Thomas Garrett]

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