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Help! Colt officers Model Match
I recently picked up a Colt Officers Model Match. I am not really a Colt guy but the price on this one was to good to pass up. My question is: can someone line me out on a possible DOB? My Books don't really narrow it down for me. Serial # 904686 I think it is a fifth issue model, judging by the rear sight style, which probably places it at the end of the 60s but I am not sure. Thanks in advance for the help. Sorry no pics as my computer is only semi functional.
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I recently picked up a Colt Officers Model Match. ....
My question is: can someone line me out on a possible DOB? My Books don't really narrow it down for me. Serial # 904686 ....
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It's 1954. The serials for the OMM are extremely confusing to look up since they run concurrent with the Trooper .38 during that period, but differently both earlier and later.
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05-19-2018, 01:17 AM
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Don’t bother. Doesn’t work for this. They’re still cleaning up after updating the look-up, and the messy ones, like this model, aren’t done yet. I checked this serial. It doesn’t even bring up the Trooper.
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05-19-2018, 07:21 AM
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Just call Colt.
I had a 1949 OMM, which I sold off (not a Colt guy, what can I say ?). I called Colt with the Ser#, they told me DOB. 60 second call, no problems.
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I agree that Colt's (revolvers) have been tough to document. Back when I was deep into Colts (not now) I had both the OMM 22, and the OMM 38. The 22 for some reason was easier to track down, but its companion the 38 was a bear-cat.
Did the call but still no win, then stumbled onto some paperwork that gave 1962 serial number ranges for these "I" frame guns as start 931101, end 932500 but as above posts..mixed guns within.
Anyway, mine turned out to be fifth and final issue of the I frames (1952 to 1969), where only the Python remained.
Sorry....sold them both and let the new owners have all my paperwork and research stuff as part of the deal.
Go with what Absalom tells you.........he has been around that Colt forum forever! 
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Charlie B here again..............sorry........I left out the most important thing! My 38 OMM was finally doc'd at 1962.
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Charlie B here again (last shot)
dragging up memories....the OMM's were available in "long action" (DA/SA) which was standard...or special configuration to "short action" which was Single Action Only and evidently preferred by competition shooters.
LARGE premiums for one of those "scarcities" among the Colt collectors/enthusiasts.
I had mine (both standard long action) priced fairly high and that question about the action was first and foremost of all inquiries when I first offered for sale. A lot of collectors thought I didn't know about it and possibly had a SAO for sale at bargain basement pricing. I didn't.
So check your action......you may just have run onto one of the elusive unicorns out there!
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If these are intermingled with Official Police numbers,it's a '65
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I loves me some Colt revolvers. One of mine will "shoot plum through a man", or so I'm told...
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If these are intermingled with Official Police numbers,it's a '65
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But.... they weren‘t 
Not too many OMM‘s were made, and there aren‘t too many published letters to be found.
But for anyone who doesn’t believe me, here‘s one for OMM #923772 lettering to 1959. If you correlate that to the data on Proofhouse.com, you‘ll have confirmation that it nicely correlates to the Trooper range, and not other candidates.
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The OMM is numbered with Troopers, yours is 1954.
Mine from 1956 (SN 911xxx)
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Thanks to all! Mine looks just like the pic from DWalt (less the grips - someone sniped the original targets and replace with service grips) The outline of the targets are still visible on the frame. Overall condition is about 90%+ so I think I did OK at 350.00. I am not a Colt guy. Only my third time owning a Colt wheel gun. Had a Diamond Back (first new pistol) a used lawman and now this one. Thanks again to all who shared their knowledge.
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I have a close relative of DWalt's, also from 1956 and S/N just under 913,000. Here it is with its competition
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No competition really. 
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Thanks to all! Mine looks just like the pic from DWalt (less the grips - someone sniped the original targets and replace with service grips) The outline of the targets are still visible on the frame. Overall condition is about 90%+ so I think I did OK at 350.00.
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Too bad about the missing original grips, but even without them, $350 is a reasonable price. A good set of the full-checkered Gen I Colt target grips will run in the $400 and up price range. Believe it or not, those with the silver medallions are scarcer today than those with the gold medallions used on the Python, primarily because many of the silver medallions have been replaced by aftermarket gold medallions. I have a pair of Gen I Colt target grips that someone sanded smooth. Nice feeling grips, but not worth very much. I use them anyway (on a Colt 3-5-7 which originally came with a pair of service grips), as I prefer smooth wood grips.
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