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For some reason the wikipedia article on this weapon only lists it as comming chambered in .32S&W, .38S&W, .32 Long Colt, and .38 Long Colt, not .38 special. Is Wikipedia wrong or are the weapons pictured on the main page rechambered for .38 special? | For some reason the wikipedia article on this weapon only lists it as comming chambered in .32S&W, .38S&W, .32 Long Colt, and .38 Long Colt, not .38 special. Is Wikipedia wrong or are the weapons pictured on the main page rechambered for .38 special? | ||
::The .38 Special version of the Police Positive was the Police Positive Special, which had a slightly longer frame and cylinder - it was also available in .32-20. Colt differentiates between the two, IMFDB hasn't - too hard to tell the difference. -[[User:Nyles|Nyles]] | |||
== Additional Variants == | |||
[[File:FBINRAPP.jpg|thumb|none|500px|F.B.I. issued Colt Police Positive. Photo courtesy of the N.R.A.]] | |||
[[Image:Colt Police Positive.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Police Positive with wooden grips - .32 Special]] | |||
[[Image:PrettyPolicePositive.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Police Positive. Post World War II]] | |||
[[Image:Colt Police Positive Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special.]] | |||
[[File:Colt-Police-Positive-Nickel---5-inch.jpg|none|thumb|500px|Colt Police Positive Nickel w/5" barrel ]] | |||
[[Image:Hollywood.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Police Positive, modified to look like a Colt SAA]] | |||
== ID == | |||
How do you distinguish a Police Positive from an Official Police? --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 13:59, 13 February 2013 (EST) | |||
:There is size difference for one. The CPP is much smaller than the OP. I will try to photograph the two handguns on the same table for a scale comparison image soon. :D [[User:MoviePropMaster2008|MoviePropMaster2008]] ([[User talk:MoviePropMaster2008|talk]]) 00:06, 14 February 2013 (EST) | |||
::Thanks. --[[User:Funkychinaman|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman|talk]]) 00:29, 14 February 2013 (EST) | |||
==Fourth Issue photos== | |||
Do we have any photos of the Fourth Issue, which was modified with a heavy barrel with ejector shroud similar to the Trooper Mk III? This is, after all, the version made through 1995 --[[User:Maxman|Maxman]] ([[User talk:Maxman|talk]]) 08:57, 9 February 2020 (EST) |
Latest revision as of 17:09, 2 December 2023
For some reason the wikipedia article on this weapon only lists it as comming chambered in .32S&W, .38S&W, .32 Long Colt, and .38 Long Colt, not .38 special. Is Wikipedia wrong or are the weapons pictured on the main page rechambered for .38 special?
- The .38 Special version of the Police Positive was the Police Positive Special, which had a slightly longer frame and cylinder - it was also available in .32-20. Colt differentiates between the two, IMFDB hasn't - too hard to tell the difference. -Nyles
Additional Variants
ID
How do you distinguish a Police Positive from an Official Police? --Funkychinaman (talk) 13:59, 13 February 2013 (EST)
- There is size difference for one. The CPP is much smaller than the OP. I will try to photograph the two handguns on the same table for a scale comparison image soon. :D MoviePropMaster2008 (talk) 00:06, 14 February 2013 (EST)
- Thanks. --Funkychinaman (talk) 00:29, 14 February 2013 (EST)
Fourth Issue photos
Do we have any photos of the Fourth Issue, which was modified with a heavy barrel with ejector shroud similar to the Trooper Mk III? This is, after all, the version made through 1995 --Maxman (talk) 08:57, 9 February 2020 (EST)