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COLT 32 DA NEW POLICE COLT NEW POLICE DOUBLE-ACTION SIX REVOLVER 1907
Guns International #: 100647604 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: .32 Revolvers - Colt Revolvers - Double Action Post-War
Seller's Information
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Seller: Lucy12141120
Member Since: 1/2/16
First Name: Jennifer
Last Name: Cooley
State: Missouri
Zip: 63121
Country: United States
Phone: 3143822874
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 1
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express
Description:
Listed for sale is a vintage Coltt .32 DA NEW POLICE. The item does have what appears to be surface rust (please note that the rust could be deeper than surface rust), which isn't difficult to remove. The trigger easily pulls with the barrel smoothing revolving with each pull. The barrel also easily opens and closes for easy loading. The gun comes with six 32 Long Colt Bullets. Please view ALL pictures CAREFULLY and ask any questions before purchases, as what you see pictured is exactly what you will receive. :) Thank you.
The Colt New Police is a double-action, six-shot revolver (which can also be fired single action). This gun was chambered in the .32 New Police, which is dimensionally identical to a flat-nose version of the .32 S&W Long, except for the nose shape. In addition to the .32 New Police cartridge, the revolver was also available in 32 Colt. The diameter of the two cartridges are not the same, with the 32 Colt being approximately 0.020" smaller in diameter than the New Police. Although the 32 Colt can be loaded and fired in the New Police chamber, it is not recommended to do so. It is impossible to load the .32 New Police in a 32 Colt chamber. The later .32 New Police chambering was more popular than the 32 Colt chambering.
The Colt New Police was manufactured from 1896 to 1907 by Colt's Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The sights on the revolver were fixed with a round blade in front and a grooved rear sight. The revolver was available with a 2 1⁄2-inch, four-inch, or six-inch barrel in a blued or nickel finish and hard rubber grips. The Colt New Police was selected by New York City, NY (NYPD) Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt in 1896 to be the first standard issue revolver for NYPD officers.[1][2]
A target version was made until 1905 with a 6-inch barrel and adjustable sights.[3]
The New Police Revolver was replaced in the Colt catalog in 1907 by the improved Colt Police Positive, which featured an internal hammer block safety and better lock work.[4]
References[edit]
- Jump up^ Flayderman, Norm (17 December 2007). Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-89689-455-X.
- Jump up^ Sapp, Rick (2007). Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0-89689-534-3.
- Jump up^ Peterson, Phillip (2011). The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 127. ISBN 1-4402-1831-5.
- Jump up^ Shideler, Dan (2010). "Nobody Wants This Colt". Gun Digest.
- Colt New Police Revolver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Colt New Police Colt New Police Revolver
TypeRevolver
Place of origin USA
Production history
ManufacturerColt's Manufacturing Company
Produced1896 to 1907
Specifications
CartridgeColt .32 New Police
Actiondouble-action revolver
Feed systemCylinder magazine
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes