Colt Police Positive

[KeithB]

I'm thinning the herd and this is the first item I'm putting up for sale. It's in perfect mechanical shape but has some cosmetic issues. There is a chip out of the original grip on the left side at the bottom rear corner as can be seen in the photos. I will clean it up before I put it up for sale. I will look on GB and any other sites to get an idea of its value but if anyone cares to offer an opinion of what I have and what it might be worth I would welcome your comments.

 

[KeithB]

Can anybody use the serial # to date this thing? Or post an link where I can look it up? Not up at all on Colt revos.

 

[300BLK]

Colt Police Positive Special mfg 1909

Colt's Manufacturing LLC

Colt's Manufacturing Company - firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers.

www.colt.com

 

[KeithB]

Thank You!!!

 

[oscarflytyer]

also https://www.colt.com/serial-lookup

shows it as
1907 Model POLICE POSITIVE .38 CALIBER (NOT 38 SPECIAL - 1 1/4" CYLINDER LENGTH)

I assume yours is a 38 New Police (38 S&W - Colt didn't want to put Smith name on their guns!?)

(also shows this as a 1909 if it were a Police Positive Special)

Here is a great place to sort out the old Colts: https://web.archive.org/web/20200226015714/http://www.coltfever.com/Home_Page.html

 

[KeithB]

It’s definitely a .38 Special. Gotta be the 1909 one.

 

[oscarflytyer]

Does it say Police Positive Special on the bbl? I can't tell. If so then yes the 1909 PPS. Colt distinguishes b/n Police Positive and Police Positive Special. And if it is the 38 SPC - it has to be the PPS. PPs never came in 38 SPC.

 

[300BLK]

the first photo has Police Positive 38 Special on the barrel

 

[KeithB]

Hard to see but yes it says Police Positive .38 Special on the left side of the barrel.

 

[KeithB]

If it was any other caliber besides .38 Special I might keep it, especially if it was a ,32 of some flavor. But I have several guns that chamber .38 Specials

 

[Rushcreek]

I had one that (PPSpecial) had been cut down to a Snubby by Somebubba……. But it shot very well!
I briefly owned one in .32 New Police(.32 S&W Long) before a friend talked me out of it for double what I paid….
Dainty but nice revolvers IMO.

 

[358156 hp]

Somewhere around here is a 1907 Colt Pocket Positive in 32 Colt, not 32 NP, but the real 32 Colt.