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Colt Police Positive Special 38 Special Nickel 4”
Guns International #: 101295525 Seller's Inventory #: 19-3980
Category: Colt Revolvers - Police Positive - .38 Special Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: Shooter's Supply, LLC.
Member Since: 3/16/16
First Name: Patrick
Last Name: Brown
State: Tennessee
Zip: 37343
Country: United States
Phone: (423) 875-4868
Number of Active Listings: 106
Total Number of Listings: 1272
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We normally ship USPS Priority Mail which should be 2-day ship. Shipping is actual cost with a minimum of $30.00 for pistols and $50.00 for rifles/shotguns to ship to most of the 48 contiguous states. Shipping to Alaska may require an extra fee. Shipping insurance is available upon request for an extra fee. We cannot do international sales. As of November 2019, we no longer ship guns to California and Hawaii.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Master Card, American Express, USPS Money Order. NO CREDIT CARD FEES!!!
About Us: We are a small family owned business located in Hixson, Tennessee. Do you have firearms at home collecting dust? We have a lively consignment business. Our fee is 20% with a $50 minimum. Firearms are consigned for a an average period of 180 days but the length of period is negotiable. We also do handgun carry permit classes for the state of Tennessee. We have a nice indoor shooting range with reasonable rates. Please check us out at shooterssupply.
Description:
The Colt Police Positive Special was manufactured for those its name suggests – the fine officers putting their lives on the line every day all day in the early 1900s to protect the lives and property of the citizens around them. The Police Positive Special was designed to be a more powerful version of the original Police Positive, itself designed to be a light, easily carried revolver for persons who would potentially walk during their shift rather than using a car. Imagine having to carry an S&W N frame or Colt New Service all day on your hip without the benefit of having a horse, bike, or automobile. The Police Positive Special was built on a slightly lengthened Colt D frame to allow for chambering the more powerful .38 Special and .32-20 Winchester cartridges. The D frame’s design came with certain advantages. For roughly the same size and weight, the Colt D frame revolver has 6 shots of .38 versus the Smith’s 5 shot I and J frames. This was true for D frame revolvers chambered in .38 S&W and those chambered for the .38 Special. Colt was always more than willing to play up this fact in its advertisements. The Police Positive was very popular among police departments, alongside its larger counterparts such as the Colt Official Police, New Service, Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector Model 1905 (later the Model 10) and Hand Ejectors .38/44 and .44. The revolver is chambered in the classic .38 Special cartridge and is in fair to good condition. According to the serial number and the Colt Database, the Police Positive Special was produced in 1919. Like any true Colt, it locks up as tight as a bank vault. The bore is in shootable condition given its age (100 as of 2019). There is some notable pitting towards the muzzle which can be seen in the pictures. The finish has started to flake or wear in some places. This is not unusual with nickel-pated firearms. Nickel is more durable and rust resistant than bluing and especially so compared to color case hardening, but like the other two finishes, it too will eventually wear without the best care. As a duty weapon, this is of course very difficult to ensure. Holstering a pistol will eventually take its toll on any finish. In contrast, a pistol that has been properly stored away will not generally wear or rust. However, it should be remembered that examples of the latter basically have no history to them. A pistol with worn finish or other signs of wear could have a long and very interesting history to it. The grips of course are slightly chipped. This is due in part to the level of knowledge of rubber manufacture around the turn of the century. The grips turn rock-hard over time and eventually crack. My personal Police Positive has similar wear to its grips. Look-alike replacements are readily available today and these are much more durable. The Colt markings are still in good condition and are legible. In my personal experience with Police Positives, I have found them to be excellent shooters, and they are comfortable to shoot even with the small size of the grips. Recoil for the .38 Special is usually light from a 4-inch barrel. Care should be taken though. The Police Positive Special was NOT intended to be fired with +P ammo. Any standard ammo will work just fine. The Positive deserves far more attention than it receives.
SOLD
Manufacturer: Colt's PT. F.A. Mfg. Co.
Model: Police Positive Special
Serial Number: 177356
Caliber Info: .38 S&W
Bore: Rifled
Chambers: 6
Ejectors: Hand Ejector
Condition: Used - Fair
Barrels: 4.0 inches (102mm)
Action: Double Action
Stock: Colt Rubber Grips
Finish: Nickel
Sights: Fixed
Manufacture Date: 1919