I have one like it and love it. I would buy another for $400. I see those offered for $6-700. I don’t know what they sell for, but easily worth $400.
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"The Book of Colt Firearms" by Wilson is a good one.
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I would definitely get this one. Great find BTW. You will enjoy that Colt.
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I’d say $400 is not bad. At one time, maybe 50 years ago, you couldn’t give away a PP or PPS. Different story now. The more desirable Colt Detective Special is just the snubby version of the PPS. They were also available chambered in .38 S&W and .32 Long.
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Nice! You got a great deal!
Beaver Creek Armory?
Beaver Creek Armory?
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Nope. Hummel Arms in Tigard.
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You know, the more I hold this thing, the more I like it. It's not K frame perfect, but it is damn handy. Definitely a cool little gun.
DWalt
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There is a piece on the target model PP in the latest American Rifleman I got in the mail yesterday.
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I've had 2 Smith & Wesson model 10's . The first one shot to the left , about 6" at 10 yds . The 2nd shot over 12" to the right @ 10 yds . My Colt PPS shoots POA=POI , perfect . I would love to have a Colt Detective Special , just a little out of my price range right now . Regards Paul
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I have various snubbies but to me, the postwar Dick Specials are the ultimate.
The Colt Police Positive Special goes back a long way. This one that I own dates back to 1922, so it's a century old this year. It still works perfectly.
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I'm in agreement. I've had a well worn 1955 Detective Special with a factory shroud for years and shoot it several times a year. The slightly larger size size and a hair more weight may make these guns a little easier to shoot well for some in comparison with a J-frame snubnose, but my results have been inconclusive.
Sort of like a Tyler grip adaptor, the shroud's usefulness is questionable, but it looks neat.
IMO 4” barrel Colt PPS and S&W Model 10 and 64 are best buy sleeper guns on the market. As states like California move towards totally banning semi-auto pistols it is going to drive demand and price of revolvers up.
I put Hogue rubber monogrip on the Colt PPS for my wife and it makes shooting more comfortable for soft hands.
Frank Glenn in Arizona is a top choice for working on them if you ever need a gunsmith.
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Glad you like it.
As a warning regarding books, the Standard Catalog of Colt is not of the same quality as the SCSW.
As a warning regarding books, the Standard Catalog of Colt is not of the same quality as the SCSW.
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Yes, you can spend your money on something much better. The Book of Colt Firearms by Wilson is much better but costs quite a bit more. I don't know if there are revised editions (mine only goes up to about 1970) but if your interest is in older guns, it's quite adequate.
Condition is everything. Nice Colt PPs average $400-$500 in these parts. A S&W M10 goes about $100 more in same condition. The one thing the older Colt DAs had over S&W was the back sight. S&Ws is hard to see, Colt go a nice square notch. S&W has bigger demand than Colt in the service grade models. They both do well in snubbies.
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I saw the exact gun ,less one inch of barrel, marked "Detective Special" at a local show last weekend for thirteen hundred bucks. I've had four PPS over the years, all fine guns. When rationalizing a prospective gun purchase, I say to myself "Thats worth at least as much as a new Keltec"!
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I have a gunsmith right here in the DFW area . He's been smithing about 40 yrs . I asked him if he was comfortable working on my PPS . He just laughed and said , " S&W has a few large parts , Colt as a basket full of little parts " . He is very comfortable working on the older Colts . I was lucky to find him . He recently did an overhaul on a S&W 681 for me . Great men like that are hard to find . Regards Paul
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As I said, I have quite a fondness for Colt's D frame guns. 
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