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New grab.
 
I frame .32, s/n 291xxx. Decent bore, little slow on timing. Don't think I did too bad for $190.... Approximate date of shipping and any other information is appreciated.
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02-20-2016, 05:54 PM
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That is a 32 Hand Ejector, Third Model, shipped around 1919. It looks well used but not abused. I love the 6" barrel length on this model.
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02-20-2016, 06:24 PM
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When did they start heat treatment of the cylinders on I frame revolvers?
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I believe around 1914, but your revolver should be heat-treated by 1919. Really makes no difference if you are going to shoot standard 32 Long factory ammo or using mild reloads. The ammo works fine in either era guns.
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Wow! Such a short barrel 
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Cylinder heat treating started at serial number 321000 in 1920 in the Third Model run.
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Thanks for that Stu. I just went to add your information to my notes on the I frame and found that I already had that data. Should have looked first.
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I believe around 1914, but your revolver should be heat-treated by 1919. Really makes no difference if you are going to shoot standard 32 Long factory ammo or using mild reloads. The ammo works fine in either era guns.
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Standard stuff is all I ever reload. Maybe some "32 Colt New Police " loads using 100gr bullets, but nothing drastic.
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Is this a Regulation Police, or was that title applied later?
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As I understand it, almost all Regulation Police revolvers had a stepped butt-frame and extended stocks. The serial number for Regulation Police revolvers is on the front of the butt-frame instead of the bottom like Model 1903 guns. Other than that, both were the same and were made in the same serial number range. The images show a 32 Regulation Police from the 1920s. Note the serial number location and the step in the rear of the butt-frame.
The 32 Regulation Police started around the 263,000 serial number in 1917.
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Yours likely shipped around late 1919 by interpolating some other SNs on my list.
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Yours likely shipped around late 1919 by interpolating some other SNs on my list.
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Cool. Do any of these letter to police departments?
And in other news, I saw an RP at the gun show today. $245 OTD, including the $10 background check.
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