 oz-in-SC 
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Joined: Aug 2002  NC, USA
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Posted: 7/31/2012 12:35:07 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT 
I am not interested in it as a keeper,so kind of need a decent value for it. |
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Posted: 8/1/2012 9:31:09 AM
typical colt offical police, very common around 250-350 value. I must be an old guy now ,'cause really old to me means made in the 19th century! (1929 is not that old- comes in a still available caliber and could be used effectively as a carry gun right now :)
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Posted: 8/1/2012 1:01:59 PM
Yea 1929 is nothin, thats practically modern. I thought it was gonna be an 1860 army or somethin. I still think SAA 1873's are not that old mainly because they still work very well even in today's modern world.
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Posted: 8/1/2012 1:45:20 PM
LOL...to most people,a gun from 1970's is old....especially those weird guns with no magazine,just that resolving thingy
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Posted: 8/1/2012 4:15:12 PM
You Colt is actually a Police Positive Special.
The Police Positive had a shorter cylinder and frame and was chambered for short cartridges like the .38 S&W. Value depends on the remaining original finish and mechanical condition. (Is it in proper time and adjustment?) Assuming it's in about 50% remaining original blue, value would be "around" $265 to $300. |
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Posted: 8/2/2012 12:23:57 PM
Just a little tech/historical note: The Police Positive and Police Positive Special were built on the Colt "D" frame. The Official Police was built on the "E" frame. The "E" frame was larger and heavier. So the Police Positive Special is a smaller, lighter gun than the Official Police. The Detective Special, an iconic snubby for years, started out as a variant of the Police Positive Special with a square butt, but a 2" barrel. They only made that for a couple of years, then rounded the butt and renamed it the Detective Special. I know this because I had one of the transitional models years ago - made in 1926. Interesting thing about that gun was the cylinder was bored straight all the way through. The .357 Magnum hadn't been developed yet, so there was no need to have a shorter chamber to prevent its use in a .38 Special. That little gun I had would chamber a .357 Magnum round if the bullet was short enough for the cylinder to revolve! Of course I never shot it like that, but I thought it was interesting. The Diamondback was also built on the "D" frame.
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Posted: 8/2/2012 8:46:25 PM
Two gun stores have put value at $325-$375,and condition at 80%
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