[rhmc24]

Been wanting a Colt .22 revolver for a while & watching WTS & auctions. When I saw this one 'buy now' for $625 I fell for it. Dunno if it was its price or my resistance failed for a moment. Its seen use with a speck here & there, blue thinning at muzzle and cyl points but goes to locked battery slowest full cock. Seems to be a good sound gun. Action smooth as glass. Wondering if these grips are original.



S/N dates it 1950.

 

[skilled]

No..grips are aftermarket... sorry Should look like mine

 

[gunfish]

If it shoots like mine, you will be very happy. It is solid, smooth DA,crisp SA, and scary precise. I know the shot will go where aimed, even if a miss. Who knows how much any Colt is really worth nowadays. The OMM is sort of a standard to aspire to.

 

[rhmc24]

Checking the auctions I find a variety of grip styles on the Officers Model Match pieces offered. Many are with the standard Colt frame-profile grip with Colt medallion. I'm assuming mine had that kind and got replaced with the grips shown - which are a factory made grip, judging from the milled backsides. I also saw no comparable gun offered for less than $700 plus. So I'm happy with my impulse purchase at $625 & think I'll put Colt medallions on my grips.

From looking at the many at auction I conclude one had the option of ordering the 'target' grip seen above with gunfish and maybe skilled's version or take the basic medallion grip. I saw several of the type shown by gunfish and I think only one similar to that by skilled - maybe a late version?

 

[skilled]

They had the fully checkered stocks till about 1960-61 I believe. Then they went with the smiley face stocks as gunfish displayed. They both would still have the silver medallions.

 

[Colt-SL]

Bob, as the others point out, the stocks are not original to the gun. But good grief, you got a great revolver for a terrific price! Congrats!

 

[CWO4USCGRET]

Here's my early post war Officer's Model Target; I was told the Colt wood stocks are correct.

 

[iwanna]

You did very well indeed. My OMM will almost hold with my S&W Model 41. And, when I say close, I mean CLOSE. Very, very high quality .22 revolver. Anything else I can think of would be a step down.

 

[smkummer]

The serial number would not date to 1950, they were Officers Model Specials at that time. Nice gun for a nice price. OMM were sleepers 5 years ago, not now.

 

[capstan]

rhmc, With my OMM .22, I can cover the 6 shot group at 15yards with a quarter, easily. Mine is an excellent revolver I hope yours is also. Try Wolf match target ammo

 

[MtnSpur]

Good .22 at a decent price Robert. Those stocks remind me of Herretts and look like they've been on that revolver a while.