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Old 05-22-2024, 01:05 PM
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Obviously a Colt. Probably a pre-war New Service. Stocks are not factory.
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Lady pulled it out at the gun range. Don’t know anything about Colts. She was asking what it was.


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The left barrel is stamped (along with the model name that I can’t read) .32-20 WCF, which I think make it an Army Special. Too big to be a Police Positive.
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Yes, it appears to be marked .32-20.
I agree that it's probably an Army Special, but it could also be an Official Police (same gun, but renamed around 1927).

Mine is chambered in .38 Special and is a rare "Apmy Special" variant!

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I don't know that you can rule out a Spanish copy.
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I don't know that you can rule out a Spanish copy.
I can see "Colt" on the barrel and it looks like traces of the rampant Colt logo on the sideplate.
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Colt, refinished in nickel.
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She came in with the Colt, an Italian made 380, and a 12 gauge pump she keeps under her bed and named after her mother. She had the shotgun loaded with 8 shot. She had assorted ammo that she was unsure of which gun it was for. The Colt was in the holster you see in the picture. You can also see the 380. Nice lady.


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I think the 380 is a Bernardelli.
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Always be nice to well armed ladies ...

What did she name afier her mother ... the shotgun , the semi-auto , the revolver or her ... bed ?

I like the pearl handled 32-20 Colt ... Classic Good Looks !
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