Stunning examples!

 

Fantastic, thanks for posting them.

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What fine examples, I look at the Police Positive all the time. I want one and when I find a nice one, I will get it. I am sure it will not be as fine as yours though.

 

I have often thought with all of the variations of Polics Positives over the years and barrel lengths you could have a full time hobby just collecting them.
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Thanks for the history Cam . Beautiful finds as always !

I noticed the ship date on the 1914 .32 nickel was 1927 .

Also a 10 yr ship gap on the .22 nickel .

Am I misreading the serial tables or was this due to the unpopularity at the time in using nickel on a target gun ? Just curious .

Thanks

 

Mitch. The .22 nickel was shipped in May of 1925 and the .32 nickel was shipped in February of 1927 which shows a two year gap. Of course each had a different serialization sequence thus the wide spread in the serial numbers. It's interesting to note that the .32 was shipped to the George Worthington Company in Cleveland, Ohio. This company was a supplier of industrial tools up to 1991 and I used to make sales calls there when I had my tool companies in Michigan.

 

This is my Second Issue, Model C:

 

I didn't word my post well . I was looking at the proofhouse serial dates of mfg and it showed these being made 10+ years before being shipped . Maybe I am reading it wrong .

 

Mitch. I see what you mean and you are correct. The serial number on the .22 dates it to 1915 and the .32 dates to 1914. This just proves that frames sat on the shelf for ten years before being used. I have seen this a lot and it seems to point to the fact that Colt did not care about the order in which they shipped their inventory.

 

Beauties, the nickel ones. Mine, I had a rusty wreck back in the 1930s & always wanted a nice one. Like several guns in my collection, this one I saved from its way to oblivion by repair the right grip & a liner in its badly neglected bore.


Dates from 1924, year I was born. Now back to respectability, I like it all the more due my DIY involvement ---->

 

I recently purchased one of "the colt guy"' culled Police Positive Target in 22lr. It sure is a cute little gun to shoot and I'm glad to see the fine examples of others. Mine is a C model and I put it up against the other brands J frame target model. Fun Fun Fun.

 

Here is my example. Roper Stocks , custom hammer and checkered backstrap as well. This little guy fits my hand like a glove!!!!!

 

I had better post these for Skilled or he will feel slighted. To him a gun must have Roper stocks or King sights.

Just for you Travis:

 

Porn !!!

 

Cam, thanks for the thread, pics and info. I have a .22 WRF, .22 LR and a .32. I think they are about the cutest little revolvers ever!

 

Nice set. How about some pictures? Which frames are they? Small frame early model or large frame late model?

 

The Police Positive is the most attractive Colt DA ever made in my opinion.

 

I happen to have one in .22LR

 

I have one in .22 but can't find a picture. Here is another in .22 WRF.

 

A note about yours. Unless my old eyes are fooling me you have a real collector piece there. It looks to be a 2nd model that has the large frame, probably serialized around the 30,000 range, and that alone makes it quite collectible since the .22 Wrf. was not being produced in any great numbers in that time period. That caliber was being phased out when the larger frame was introduced because of poor sales. What makes your gun really collectible is the small grip frame. When Colt came out with the 2nd model with the larger frame they also increased the grip size but did build a small number of each caliber with the smaller grip frame. I marvel at the length that Colt went to please there customers in the pre war era. To think that they forged a separate frame size to satisfy a small number of customers is just amazing. In todays market the bean counters would never let that happen as it would not be cost effective.

 

Nice guns pictured in this thread. I have been looking for a Police Positive Target .22 for quite some time as a companion to my Officers Model Targets but so far, all I have come across were not up to my minimum condition standards.

 

It is increasingly difficult to find these fine little revolvers with anything less than "heavy" wear.

This is my 1939. When I got it the cylinder and action were so gummed up with dried oil and grease, you couldn't pull the trigger.

It has some freckling and scratches, but it's about as good as I'm going to end up with. And the grips are real, too

 

It is increasingly difficult to find these fine little revolvers with anything less than "heavy" wear.

This is my 1939. When I got it the cylinder and action were so gummed up with dried oil and grease, you couldn't pull the trigger.

It has some freckling and scratches, but it's about as good as I'm going to end up with. And the grips are real, too

A terrific example for sure. Thanks for sharing. I love the stag.

 

As many of you probably know, Colt offered the Police Positive Target in three calibers: .22, .22 Wrf. & .32. It was also made in in two different frame sizes. The first was the smaller "G" frame that was made from 1910-1926 and then the larger "C" frame that was offered from 1926-1941. The most common was the .22 caliber while the most desirable from a collectors point of view is the .32 however the rarest is the larger "C" frame in the .22 Wrf. After the larger "C" frame was introduced in 1926 Colt realized the need for the smaller grip frame and offered, on a limited basis, these with a smaller handle which is sometimes referred to as a ladies grip. This revolver was popular with the weekend target shooter and many were woman. Here is some of the advertising that Colt had out during the 1930's:











The photo below shows the three early Police Positive Targets and the three late models:



The three caliber markings:

 

Don't forget the .32 Colt. This one's from 1910.

Just for good measure. The for-runner. The New Police Target. This one's form 1903 in .32 Colt.

 

What makes them a "target" as opposed to a regular police positive? Is it just the barrel length?

 

Differences include , Target models have adjustable front and rear sights along with the frame top strap being flat . Also usually have checkered grip frame and trigger face .

The wonderful photos in this thread show these well

 

Seeing those ads made me realize that it's NEVER occurred to me to try .22 shorts in my revolver! (It's never occurred to me to shoot up my basement, either).

 

Here is mine from 1929. Just like the day it came from Hartford and still in its original box.

 

ColtPlinkerton, I would have been on that PP Target like a duck on a junebug had I seen it for sale. That's a beauty.

 

Here you go, Walt:

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/709465747

(Not mine. Also, more than I paid for mine).

 

Ha Ha!! Thank you Cam!!!!!!

 

Here is one that has the King treatment and Roper stocks. The sights, hammer and engraving are by King. King's engraver was Orville Kuhl and his gold work was simply terrific.