[ordnanceguy]

Greetings:

The Colt Official Police guns in .38-200 caliber were neither "commercial guns" nor were they "donated" to the British. They were obtained by sale from Colt to the British Purchasing Commission in 1941. 18,250 such revolvers guns were sold to the BPC. They pre-dated the Lend Lease Act so are not properly considered as Lend Lease guns. As reflected by the barrel marking these .38-200 guns were the only Official Police variant ever offered in that caliber. All had 5 inch barrels. The number on the butt was applied by Woolwich Arsenal as a rack or inventory number. They are interesting martial arms that appeal to both Colt collectors as well as military arms enthusiasts.

The images below are old ones that depicts one of the .38-200 Colts in my collection.




Regards,
Charlie Flick