|
|
 |
03-21-2013, 07:31 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: East of San Antone
Posts: 2,538
Likes: 3,408
Liked 4,680 Times in 1,158 Posts
|
|
Today produced a pair of ponys!!
Don't know how things are for you guys but around my neck of the woods S&W's (especially older ones are getting scarce). Found this pair of Colt Official Police at one of the regular stops when I'm running my traps. 4 Inch is a "prewar" 1943 while 5 inch is a 1950 vintage. Both just a little younger than this writer. They cleaned up pretty good and I got them right. Bores are great, lockup tight. Show worn grips and traditional hight points and end of muzzle wear from carry. I have heard the 4 inch is rather uncommon. Any input greatly appreciated.
__________________
Bill
Dis B. Leaf
|
|
The Following 8 Users Like Post:
|
|
03-21-2013, 07:37 PM
|
 |
US Veteran
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: NE PA
Posts: 2,584
Likes: 572
Liked 2,042 Times in 673 Posts
|
|
Look typical wear from carry as a LEO. They scream old LE.
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
03-21-2013, 08:09 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Farrrrrrrrrr West
Posts: 1,447
Likes: 1,055
Liked 597 Times in 282 Posts
|
|
Those beauties are in the exact condition I prefer.
Well used but not abused.
Good score! 
__________________
I Love This Site
|
03-21-2013, 09:16 PM
|
 |
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 874
Likes: 1,266
Liked 436 Times in 122 Posts
|
|
I'm not a Colt pre-War expert, but I have a half dozen of various ones...the OP (and the Army Special before them) were most commonly 5 inch barrels I believe, but I don't know that the 4 incher would increase the value that much...
NICE score nonetheless!! congrats!
I have the Police Positive in both 4 and 5 inch, and a 5 inch Army Special in 32-20...all three from the 1920's...
|
03-21-2013, 09:29 PM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 874
Likes: 1,266
Liked 436 Times in 122 Posts
|
|
come to think of it, I know I've seen at least one at Collector's FA in Houston from 1942 or 1943 with the 4 inch barrel, and, don't forget about the parkerized Colt Commandos of the same frame size...I believe most if not all of those were 4 inch barrels and they were being produced at the same time (likely from the same run of barrels, just a different barrel roll)...
|
03-22-2013, 01:13 AM
|
|
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,997
Likes: 845
Liked 898 Times in 488 Posts
|
|
4in. most common,then 5in,then 6in. remember these were holster guns back then and shorter was easier to carry. although, lots of the early highway patrol used 6in guns for better ammo performance and longer sight radius.
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:49 PM.
Linear Mode
