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Old 11-05-2016, 04:54 PM
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What are the odds that the DPD marked Colt Commandos were used by the Dallas PD?

My Day-twah-lay PD 1926 Colt Army Special .38.
Unfortunately, some French shower sack ground off the Detroit Police stamping.
Fortunately, the inventory number is still stamped on the bottom of the butt, and it is the exact same font as the others I've seen from the same era.
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Did I mention someone had it chopped and bobbed?
They chopped it to about 3" Bbl length.
They also recrowned the barrel nicely.
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They also did a pretty decent job making the replacement front sight.
It's a little taler than I like, and I'd like it better if the top had rounded corners.
But, the face of it is pretty nicely grooved.
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The MOP stocks do make it look like a pimp gun, but they are nice stocks.
The bobbed hammer is also checkered on it's top.

Somebody made a damned nice carry piece from it.
I'd love to restore it to it's original 5" barreled, spurred hammer, non-pimp stocked, glory.
However, it IS a pretty nice carry piece.

It was cheap, because collectors apparently don't want a molested Colt.
I was all over it, because of the nice MOP stocks, the cheap price, and the fact that I like Colts.

I really want an AS of OP in .32-20 (IF the OP was made in that chambering).
I also want an M&P in .32-20.
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Last edited by Jaymo; 11-05-2016 at 05:12 PM.
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