So, Colt extended the Police Positive’s frame and cylinder to accommodate the longer, more powerful rounds. 38 Special beginning in 1908, which S&W had developed in 1902 as a more powerful cartridge for use by law enforcement. The Police Positive model was also available in the lighter. With an overall length of 8.5 inches and weighing just 22 ounces empty, it was a light pistol to carry. 38 S&W - proved to be an ideal carry gun or backup to a larger-caliber Colt Single Action. The 4-inch-barreled Police Positive - chambered in.
By the time production ended, it was by far the most ubiquitous Colt revolver carried by civilians and lawmen alike. In fact, from 1905 to the early 1920s, there were already more than 150,000 Police Positive revolvers in use. It also provided the frame from which the Colt Police Positive Special, Banker’s Special and Detective Special models were based.Īlthough 2-, 5- and 6-inch versions were offered, the 4-inch-barreled Police Positive became the handgun of choice for law enforcement for almost 40 years. It remained in production until 1943, with sales surpassing 406,000. The Colt Police Positiveīuilt on Colt’s D-frame, the Police Positive was regarded as a small-frame revolver. 38-caliber Pocket Revolver, it has no equal.” And it didn’t. 32, but larger in bore, with the greatest penetration, velocity and range. Second, to quote a Colt catalog from 1905, “It will meet the great demand for an arm similar to the New Police, caliber. 38 Colt Model 1877 Lightning DA/SA revolver, which had been discontinued at the end of 1904. Wilson in The Book of Colt Firearms, the Police Positive. In the Old West, it was common to carry a single action (SA) with the hammer on an empty chamber it was also advised to do so even with double-action (DA) models before the Police Positive.Īs noted by the R.L. The pistol’s internal safety and safety lever blocked the hammer, preventing an accidental discharge if the gun was dropped. 32 Colt New Police introduced in 1896, the Police Positive was an improved design with the cylinder rotating clockwise (unlike counterclockwise like previous models), a larger, rounded-contour cylinder release (beginning in 1909) and a positive lock that prevented the firing pin from coming in contact with the cartridge unless the trigger was pulled.
38-caliber revolvers with swing-out cylinders from 1892 through 1905, but for law enforcement and personal protection, the most significant and enduring change came in 1905 with a model that would become synonymous with lawmen: the Colt Police Positive.įollowing the. Colt retained that honor for 130 years until 1985, when the Colt Model 1911A1 was replaced by the Beretta 92F.Ĭolt produced various. 36-caliber Colt Model 1851 Navy became the first standard-issue sidearm. This continued an unbroken chain of supplying revolvers to the U.S. In 1892, Colt introduced the improved New Model Navy and Army revolvers, and the U.S.
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