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[[Image:Pix164086125.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Official Police with semi round front sight post - .38 special.]]
[[Image:Pix164086125.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt Official Police with semi round front sight post - .38 special.]]
[[File:BowenColtOM.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Colt Officer Model Target. Target version of the OP. This specimen can be found at the Gene Autry museum.]]
[[File:BowenColtOM.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Colt Officer Model Target. Target version of the OP. This specimen can be found at the Gene Autry museum.]]
[[File:14675 0246 2 lg.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Colt Officer Model Target 6" barrel. .22 Long Rifle. Manufactured 1937]]
[[File:14675 0246 2 lg.jpg|thumb|none|500px| Colt Officer Model Target 6" barrel. 38 Spl. Manufactured 1937]]


== Just a quick Question ==
== Just a quick Question ==
What caliber does the Official Police use? None of the IMFDB pics say. [[User:jackbel]]
What caliber does the Official Police use? None of the IMFDB pics say. [[User:jackbel]]
:By far the most common was .38 Special, and Colt said they could shoot the .38 High Velocity load for the S&W .38/44 as well. Other than that, .22LR, .32-20 and .41 Long Colt in the States, and a very small run for the British Army in .38/200 (AKA .38 S&W) in 1940. - [[User:Nyles|Nyles]]
:By far the most common was .38 Special, and Colt said they could shoot the .38 High Velocity load for the S&W .38/44 as well. Other than that, .22LR, .32-20 and .41 Long Colt in the States, and a very small run for the British Army in .38/200 (AKA .38 S&W) in 1940. - [[User:Nyles|Nyles]]

Revision as of 21:10, 21 November 2011

How does this weapon compare with the Smith & Wesson model 10? I don't want to instigate a brawl between supporters of each, I was just wondering what the pros and cons of each weapon are since these two seemed to be the most common police weapons for decades. -Anonymous


Additional Variants

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Colt Official Police "Fitz Special" - .38 Special.Produced in 1938, featuring a special order 2 inch barrel and "FitzGerald Special" modifications; the front half of the trigger guard is removed, the trigger is checkered, and the hammer is bobbed, with a small checkered portion left for manual cocking. Blade and notch sights, with "38 OFFICIAL/ POLICE" on the left side of the barrel and the two line address on the left. Rampant Colt on the left side of the frame and matching numbers on the frame and crane, with a checkered cylinder catch. Checkered grips with Rampant Colt medallions.
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Colt Official Police Revolver - .38 Special. This is the actual screen used Colt Official Police revolver carried and fired by Robert Stack in the television series Untouchables, The (1959)
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Colt Official Police with semi round front sight post - .38 special.
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Colt Officer Model Target. Target version of the OP. This specimen can be found at the Gene Autry museum.
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Colt Officer Model Target 6" barrel. 38 Spl. Manufactured 1937

Just a quick Question

What caliber does the Official Police use? None of the IMFDB pics say. User:jackbel

By far the most common was .38 Special, and Colt said they could shoot the .38 High Velocity load for the S&W .38/44 as well. Other than that, .22LR, .32-20 and .41 Long Colt in the States, and a very small run for the British Army in .38/200 (AKA .38 S&W) in 1940. - Nyles
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