Driftwood Johnson
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Some of you may know that I collect Smith & Wesson revolvers. But I have a few Colts too.
Yesterday I was in a local shop just browsing. No pistol ammo, very little in the pistol showcase. Except this little gem. A 32 caliber Police Positive.
I didn't have to think about it very long before I decided to buy it. The SN says it was made in 1917. Here are a few more photos.
I love the hard rubber grips that came on some of these old revolvers. This set is perfect. No wear at all.
It is truly a little gun. Here is a photo of it with my two other Police Positive Specials, both chambered for 38 Special. The 38s are small guns, the 32 is tiny.
The chambers and bore are perfect, no pitting or wear at all. The blue is all gone from the backstrap, from the sweat from somebody's hand; the backstrap is just dark gray now. There is a little bit of blue missing at the muzzle. Other than that, the little gun is almost perfect.
The caliber marking says 32 POLICE CTG. The little pamphlet that came in the box says it can also shoot 32 S&W and 32 S&W Long. Luckily, I had a couple of boxes of 32 S&W at home because nobody has any ammo these days.
I took it to the range today and put one box of 32 S&W through it. What a delight to shoot. A light gun, but with the tiny 32 S&W cartridges the recoil is very mild. The double action trigger pull is very heavy, so I did not do to well for accuracy in DA mode, but the single action trigger pull is reasonably light. Not as light as my Smiths, but not too bad. The little gun did very well off a rest with a two hand hold. Not too bad standing off hand with one hand either.
Another keeper.
Some of you may know that I collect Smith & Wesson revolvers. But I have a few Colts too.
Yesterday I was in a local shop just browsing. No pistol ammo, very little in the pistol showcase. Except this little gem. A 32 caliber Police Positive.
I didn't have to think about it very long before I decided to buy it. The SN says it was made in 1917. Here are a few more photos.
I love the hard rubber grips that came on some of these old revolvers. This set is perfect. No wear at all.
It is truly a little gun. Here is a photo of it with my two other Police Positive Specials, both chambered for 38 Special. The 38s are small guns, the 32 is tiny.
The chambers and bore are perfect, no pitting or wear at all. The blue is all gone from the backstrap, from the sweat from somebody's hand; the backstrap is just dark gray now. There is a little bit of blue missing at the muzzle. Other than that, the little gun is almost perfect.
The caliber marking says 32 POLICE CTG. The little pamphlet that came in the box says it can also shoot 32 S&W and 32 S&W Long. Luckily, I had a couple of boxes of 32 S&W at home because nobody has any ammo these days.
I took it to the range today and put one box of 32 S&W through it. What a delight to shoot. A light gun, but with the tiny 32 S&W cartridges the recoil is very mild. The double action trigger pull is very heavy, so I did not do to well for accuracy in DA mode, but the single action trigger pull is reasonably light. Not as light as my Smiths, but not too bad. The little gun did very well off a rest with a two hand hold. Not too bad standing off hand with one hand either.
Another keeper.
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