Colt Official Police

The Official Police was manufactured between 1927 to 1969 of fine carbon steel, with bright royal Colt blued as well as nickel plated finishes, and was offered in 4”, 5”, and 6” barrels. From 1935 - 1969 it could also be ordered with a heavy barrel. It was manufactured in a variety of calibers including .22 LR, .32-20 ,.38/200 (British Order in WWII), .41 Long Colt, and .38 Special. Colt produced over 400,000 revolvers, the Official Police ranks as one of the most successful and well-liked handguns ever made. During World War II the Colt Official Police became the Colt Commando for use by US Government Agencies and for Lend Lease. The most famous agency to use the Colt Commando was the OSS which became the CIA.

Colt Official Police

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Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

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Colt Official Police - 5" Barrel - .38 Special

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Colt Official Police - 6" Heavy Barrel - .38 Special

Specifications

(1927 - 1969)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .22 LR, .32-20, .38 Special, .41 Long Colt

• Barrel length(s): 4 in (10.2 cm), 5 in (12.7 cm), 6 in (15.3 cm)

• Capacity: 6-Round Cylinder

• Fire Modes: SA/DA

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The Colt Official Police appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Death Kiss	Vince Barnett	Studio Officer Gulliver		1932
Mystery Liner	George 'Gabby' Hayes	Joe the watchman		1934
G Men	James Cagney	Brick Davis		1935
Bullets or Ballots	Humphrey Bogart	'Bugs' Fenner		1936
Escape by Night	Murray Alper	Horace 'Red' Graham		1937
Escape by Night	Arthur Aylesworth	Sheriff Charlie Thornton		1937
Escape by Night	Ward Bond	Peter 'Spudsy' Baker		1937
Escape by Night	William Hall	Nicholas 'Nick' Allen		1937
A Slight Case of Murder	Willard Parker	Dick Whitewood		1938
A Slight Case of Murder	Edward G. Robinson	Remy Marco		1938
Angels With Dirty Faces	James Cagney	Rocky Sullivan		1938
Each Dawn I Die	Maxie Rosenbloom	Fargo Red		1939
Each Dawn I Die	Willard Robertson	Lang		1939
Each Dawn I Die	Edward Pawley	Dale		1939
Lady Gangster	Roland Drew	Carey Wells		1942
Fog Island	Jerome Cowan	John Kavanaugh		1945
It's a Wonderful Life	Ward Bond	Bert the cop		1946
The Big Sleep	Humphrey Bogart	Philip Marlowe		1946
The Big Sleep	Tommy Rafferty	Carol Lundgren		1946
The Big Sleep	Regis Toomey	Chief Insp. Bernie Ohls		1946
The Big Sleep	Sonia Darrin	Agnes Lowzier		1946
The Big Sleep	Bob Steele	Lash Canino		1946
Dead Reckoning	Ruby Dandridge	Mabel		1947
The Hat Box Mystery				1947
Parole, Inc.				1948
The Naked City	Don Taylor	Detective Jimmy Halloran		1948
The Naked City	Barry Fitzgerald	Detective Lieutenant Dan Muldoon		1948
The Naked City	Ted de Corsia	Willie Garzah		1948
Trapped	Lloyd Bridges	Tris Stewart		1949
White Heat	John Archer	Philip Evans		1949
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Humphrey Bogart	Dobbs		1949
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Walter Huston	Howard		1949
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Bruce Bennett	Cody		1949
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Tim Holt	Curtain		1949
Gun Crazy	John Dall	Bart Tare		1949
The Enforcer	Danny Dayton	Digger		1951
The Enforcer	Ted de Corsia	Joseph Rico		1951
Desert Rats, The	Richard Burton	Capt. 'Tammy' MacDonalds		1953
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers	Larry J. Blake	Motorcycle Cop		1956
The FBI Story	Jimmy Stewart	Agent "Chip" Hardesty		1959
The FBI Story	Murray Hamilton	Agent Sam Crandall		1959
The FBI Story	Larry Pennell	FBI Trainee George Crandall		1959
Pretty Boy Floyd	John Ericson	Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd		1960
The Professionals	Lee Marvin	Rico		1966
The Chase	Marlon Brando	Sheriff Calder		1966
À tout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117		Japanese old man		1966
Bonnie and Clyde	Michael J. Pollard	C.W. Moss		1967
Targets	Tim O'Kelly	Bobby Thompson		1968
The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)	Yves Lefebvre	Aldo Manalese		1969
Too Late the Hero	Cliff Robertson	Lietutenat (jg) Sam Lawson		1970
Violent City		Policeman	Nickel-plated	1970
Hickey & Boggs	Bill Cosby	Al Hickey		1972
The Night Stalker		Las Vegas Police		1972
Across 110th Street				1972
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire)	Bernard Blier	Bernard Milan	Suppressed	1972
Serpico	Al Pacino	Frank Serpico		1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle	Joe Santos	Eddie Van		1973
The Sting	Charles Durning	Lt. Snyder		1973
The Sting	Dana Elcar	Special Agent Polk		1973
Melvin Purvis G-MAN		Tupelo police		1974
Big Bad Mama				1974
The Terrorists	John Quentin	Martin Shepherd	6" barrel	1974
The Terrorists	Eva	Karen Maxwell	6" barrel	1974
The Terrorists	Sean Connery	Colonel Nils Tahlvik	6" barrel	1974
Dog Day Afternoon	Al Pacino	Sonny		1975
French Connection II		French police		1975
The Eagle Has Landed	Jean Marsh	Joanna		1976
Taxi Driver			Part of Easy Andy's inventory	1976
St. Ives	Maximilian Schell	Dr. John Constable		1976
Soldier of Orange	Jeroen Krabbé	Guus LeJeune		1977
The Late Show	Art Carney	Ira Wells		1977
The Late Show	John Considine	Jeff Lamar		1977
The Driver		Bank robber		1978
...And Justice For All		Police officers		1979
Once Upon A Time In America	James Russo	Bugsy		1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Harrison Ford	Indiana Jones		1984
Night of the Creeps	Tom Atkins	Det. Cameron		1986
Rage of Honor		Various criminals		1987
The Two Jakes	Jack Nicholson	J.J. "Jake" Gittes	4" barrel	1990
The Two Jakes	David Keith	Det. Lt. Loach	4" barrel	1990
The Rocketeer	Ed Lauter	Agent Fitch		1991
Dumb and Dumber	Felton Perry	FBI agent		1994
Fargo		Police officers		1996
The Phantom	Clint Lilley	Gangster 1		1996
The Phantom	William Jones	Cycle cop 1		1996
The Phantom	John Prosky	Cycle Cop 2		1996
The Phantom		Mobsters and patrolmen		1996
Mulholland Falls	Chris Penn	Det. Arthur Relyea		1996
Hoodlum	Laurence Fishburne	"Bumpy" Johnson		1997
The Green Mile	Tom Hanks	Paul Edgecomb		1999
The Green Mile	Barry Pepper	Dean Stanton		1999
The Green Mile	David Morse	Brutus "Brutal" Howell		1999
The Green Mile	Doug Hutchison	Percy Wetmore		1999
The Producers		N.Y.P.D. officers		2005
The Visitation	Lew Temple	Deputy Tommy Smalls		2006
Smokin' Aces		FBI agent		2006
The Black Dahlia	Josh Hartnett	L.A.P.D. Detective Bleichert		2006
American Gangster		Police officers		2007

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Andy Griffith Show	Don Knotts	Deputy Barney Fife		1960-1968
The Andy Griffith Show	Andy Griffith	Sheriff Andy Taylor		1960-1968
The Dukes of Hazzard	Sonny Stroyer	Deputy Enos Strate		1979-1985
Criminal Minds	Matthew Gray Gubler	FBI Agent Spencer Reid		2005-Present
Criminal Minds	James Van Der Beek	Tobias		2005-Present
Blue Bloods	Tom Selleck	Commissioner Reagan	a "Fitz Special"	2010-Present

Colt Commando

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Colt Commando - 2" Barrel - .38 Special

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Colt Commando - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

The Colt Commando was the military's adopted version of the Colt Official Police. The Commando was parkerized and outfitted with plain grips or subdued grips with the Colt logo in the plastic. It was issued during World War 2 to governmental agencies not involved directly in the frontline fighting.

Specifications

(1942 - 1945)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .38 Special

• Barrel length(s): 2 in (5.1 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm)

• Capacity: 6-round Cylinder

• Fire Modes: SA/DA

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The Colt Commando appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Killing	Ted de Corsia	Policeman Randy Kennan		1956
Scorpio	Joanne Linville	Sarah		1973

Colt Officer Model Special

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The Colt Officer Model Special appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

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Colt Officer Model Special 6" barrel. 22 Long Rifle. Manufactured 1953

Specifications

(1949 - 1972)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .38 Special, .22 Long Rifle

• Barrel length(s): 6 in (15.2 cm)

• Capacity: 6-round Cylinder

• Fire Modes: SA/DA

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Dragnet	.	L.A.P.D.	.	1967

See Also

• Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.