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Old 03-20-2016, 10:44 PM
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Hey folks, Having worked for the Railway Mail Service back in the mid 60's I am curious if anyone has come across some of the old ammo that was used in the Colt Bankers Special that was issued with the firearm. If I remember correctly the ammo was head stamped USPO Dept. I have one that dates to 1930 with a later dated holster. I just need to find some original ammo. Rich
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I can't say that USPO-headstamped ammo doesn't exist, but if it does, I have never seen nor heard of it. Why don't you get on the International Ammunition Association website forum and ask there?
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I've never heard of such headstamp on a 38 Spl cartridge and it's not listed in the late Otto Witt's (who was arguably the top 38 Spl cartridge collector around) books on 38 Special headstamps.

If it does exist it may be quite rare.
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The Colt Bankers Special was chambered only in .38 S&W and .22, not .38 Special. Your best chance to find out the headstamp story is on the IAA Forum.
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