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Old 03-14-2016, 07:19 PM
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I bought this gun from a friend of mine today.It belonged to his great uncle who worked for the railway express agency from 1929 until 1940.I could not believe he wanted to sell it but he said it meant nothing to him.So I bought it. The gun is a 1931 Colt Police Positive .38 in Colt New Police .38
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Old 03-14-2016, 07:25 PM
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I'd buy it too. Among my Colts, I still do not have a PP in .38 NP, aka .38 S&W.
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Old 03-14-2016, 07:34 PM
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Very, very cool. I would have bought it also!
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Old 03-14-2016, 07:39 PM
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Very, very cool. I would have bought it also!
Agree! Very cool. And it is in such great condition. The badge is icing on the cake. Great score!
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Old 03-14-2016, 09:37 PM
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Very nice!! The badge even makes it better!
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Old 03-14-2016, 09:42 PM
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I probably would have dislocated my shoulder reaching for my billfold. Hard to believe someone would sell something like that.

I have a Winchester Model 12 factory riot gun made in 1951 that has the Railway Express stamp on the right side of the stock.
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Old 03-14-2016, 09:54 PM
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Both are great collector pieces, glad you were his friend! Enjoy!
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Old 03-14-2016, 10:30 PM
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Very nice find!
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Old 03-15-2016, 02:18 AM
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My advise is to get a factory letter from Colt. This will certainly add value and also of course document the piece as being an actual RWE gun.
Jim
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Old 03-15-2016, 07:24 AM
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Very cool piece of history.
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It amaze me why folks will sell family heirlooms.
nice addition to your collection.
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Old 03-15-2016, 10:48 AM
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It amaze me why folks will sell family heirlooms.
nice addition to your collection.
And it amazes me, jimmy, why folks will sell "heirlooms" that are most likely "not on paper."

If I were the OP, I would pick up a few boxes of .38S&W/Colt NP which does not seem to be available all the time, at least in my experience.

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