Colt Police Positive 32

[gagunner]

Found a colt Police Positve .32 with slight freakling.Looks to be about 90% finish and unfired.Ser.# 3855XX,which I think is 1939.Anyone have any idea as to it's worth?If I can find ammo I'd like to give it a goand see how it does.Yhanks in advance.
gagunner

 

[Steve C]

On the auction sites you see price ranges from under $200 for pretty rough condition pistols to $500+ for very good condition. These pistols are usually marked .32 Colt NP Ctg. It is the same cartridge as the .32 S&W Long but Colt would not put S&W's name on their guns. You can also fire .32 S&W in it as its a shorter and less powerful cartridge but it is usually harder to find and is more expensive. These guns are fine little shooters. Here is a link to an article shooting a .32 Colt. http://gunblast.com/Cumpston_32Colt.htm

 

[Starter52]

The gun will also fire and eject .32 ACP ammunition. I use .32 ACP FMJ ammo in all my .32 S&W Long revolvers.

If you are paying factory ammo prices, .32 ACP is much cheaper than .32 S&W Long.

 

[makanut]

Same here. I use .32 acp in my Taurus model 76 in 32 long. It is accurate and .32 acp is rimmed, so extraction is no problem.

 

[TooTech]

Oops. Almost highjacked your thread. I'll start a new thread concerning ammo interchangability.