On auction websites, you can find them around that or even a tad bit more.
For a gun in decent shape like mine floats around $300-$400. The blue book values for the third issue that I own are not the kindest. This aspect is probably why they do not get much notoriety or limelight that they may very well deserve. Heavy 4″ barrels and rubber grips.Ĭolt Police Positive Specials are relatively affordable and common. Issue 5 ( Mark V), Made 1994-1995: The last of the Police Positive Series.The “Special” was dropped from the name and was only mentioned in terms of the chambering. Issue 4, Made 1977-1978: Featured the new popular shrouded ejector similar to many of Colts snake guns and was offered in blued or nickel.A mixture of grip changes happened during the 50s and 60s in order to achieve a more comfortable grip. Issue 3, Made 1947-1976: Ramped front sight, improved cylinder retention system, grooved trigger.The trigger was textured, and the space between the trigger guard and grip frame was widened to make room for fingers. The top strap was grooved to cut down on glare. Issue 2, Made 1928-1946: Wood grips were smoothed at first and then changed back to checkered.Issue 1, Made 1907-1928: Blued or nickel, hard black rubber grips till 1923, checkered walnut with silver medallions from 1923-28.They were loved for their light frames and heavy-hitting ammunition. The revolvers could be chosen by any police force around the world and add particular things like specific calibers and even lanyard loops. There are five issues or versions of the Colt Police Positive Special. According to Colt’s serial number lookup, my Colt was manufactured in 1970. The third issue was made from 1947 to 1976 and sported a grooved trigger, a new cylinder retention system, and a ramped front sight. My personal Colt is that of the third issue of Police Positive Specials and is chambered in. The only design differences are that the Special had a strengthened frame and lengthened cylinder to make space for the more potent.
It came as an iteration of the Colt Police Positive. The Colt Police Positive Special was produced from late 1907 to 1995. For the sake of today, we will be pulling a unique Colt revolver from my personal collection that does not get as much notoriety as it should, the Colt Police Positive Special chambered in. Designs such as the model 1911 bought from John Browning are beloved and adopted by militaries as well as copied constantly in modern day. Colt’s Manufacturing Company, LLC has been around for over 150 years and has produced revolutionary designs that have been loved and made iconic.