![]() Was it carried by a beat cop on his rounds, or was it kept close at hand for home defense? Did it help to preserve someone's life, or did it just come out of the safe once in a while for a few pot shots at some tin cans? What I do know is that it's now a part of my family's history, and it didn't cost a small fortune to enjoy it. ![]() and 140 foot pounds of energy, though the Smith & Wesson ballistics table credits it only with 734 f.s. Colonel Hatcher’s figures for the S&W are 790 f.s. Guns Given its serial number range overlaps the Police Positive Special, it is not exactly. 11-16-2015 0756 AM colt cobra 38 special serial numbers, colt firearms. ![]() 32 Colt Police Positive, or New Police, but some manufacturers produce the Colt cartridge with a 100-grain bullet. Make Colt Model Police Positive Special (3rd Issue) Serial Number 499035 Year of. gerhard1 Sharpshooter Supporting Member 8 Des547 said: Thank you guys. Its a pity that Colt no longer makes DA revolvers. According to the Colt serial number data, it was made in 1955. This is a Colt model Police Positive Special manufactured in. I'll never know the story of this revolver’s history before it became a part of my collection. 32 Long has the same outside dimensions as the. It is in 38 S&W, (not 38 Special) and has the tropical finish and a lanyard ring in the bottom of the grip frame. As a popular Colt model, Colt offered a number of variations of the gun. With its 100th birthday just around the corner, this Colt revolver not only still works, it has a smoother action than several of the modern guns I've shot. This gun was built by skilled hands dedicated to hard work in factory conditions that would at the least be considered uncomfortable by today's standards. It was made without the aid of CNC machines, long before industrial computers aided drafting and without many of the manufacturing systems gun makers rely on today.
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