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Colt New Police Revolver Inscribed For Teddy Roosevelt 1897 S/N 3423 Guns International #: 100664603 Seller's Inventory #: Category: Colt Revolvers - Antique - .32 Revolvers Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com Seller: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms Company: Elephant & Castle Fine Arms Member Since: 5/22/07 State: Missouri Zip: 65721 Country: United States Phone: (417) 581-4570 Fax: (417) 581-1873 Platinum Seller Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. 3 days Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers Check,Money Order About Us: 3-Day Inspection does NOT apply to NIB Firearms and does NOT Apply to other Firearms unless the Description in the Listing of the Firearm is Different than what is Shipped. Description: Colt New Police Revolver .32 caliber black powder These revolvers were ordered personally by Teddy Roosevelt for the NYPD when he was the president of the board of commissioners from 1895-1897 This is the time when Roosevelt was cleaning up the NYPD and hired 1600 officers based only on their qualifications and weeded out bad officers He purchased 4500 of these revolvers and had "New York Police" engraved on the backstrap of each He also had the badge number of the officer who carried it engraved on the butt. This one is "S.20" Once officers had these revolvers he instituted marksmanship training and transformed the NYPD  Double action Original grips with a piece missing on the right side rear at butt/backstrap Colt New Police 32 marked on barrel which is 4" "Colts New Police" around rampant colt on side of frame All original Tremendous amount of original blue remains Made in 1897 A rare piece of American history that involves one of the most celebrated and entertaining Presidents in U.S. history Serial number 3423 SOLD