- Colt Official Police Ship Dates - Old Colt
- Colt Police Positive Serial Numbers
- Colt Woodsman Serial Numbers List
- Date Made & Model Info
Enter the serial number, without spaces or dashes, to search the database. If multiple models appear for your serial number simply match the date with the appropriate model, as certain vintage firearms can share serial numbers between different models. The leading source for examples of Old Colt Pistols, Revolvers, 1911, M1911, 1911A1, M1911A1, Government Model, National Match, 38 Super, Pocket Auto, Vest Pocket, Model 1905, Detective Special, Bankers Special, New Service, Police Positive and other Colt Firearms. Colt serial number ship dates for Pre 70-Series Guns.
WHEN WAS MY COLT MADE?
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WHAT COLT MODEL DO I HAVE?
A common first question for a Colt owner is 'When wasmy Colt made'.The second questionis often 'What Colt do I have'?
And therein lies a real can of worms.
- Jul 05, 2018 Colt Official Police - Wikipedia. Regular production deliveries of two-inch 'Junior Commando' revolvers began in March 1943, at approximately serial number 9,000. More than 12,000 of the two-inch Commandos encountered today are actually postwar conversions from four-inch models produced during the war.'
- If your pistol is of the model 1911 with serial number 189558 then it was made in 1917 by colt. If it is the revolver then the serial number is to high for the 1917 revolver.
- Even after Colt began using unique serial numbers in the 1960's, Colt often combined a number of models into one serial number range. As example in the late 1960's Colt started combining all small 'D' frame models like the Detective Special, Cobra, Agent, Diamondback, Viper, Police Positive Special, etc in the same serial number ranges.
Before you can determine when a Colt was made, you firsthave to determine WHAT Colt model you have.
This can be a most difficult question to answer.
First, identifying a Colt revolver can be frustratingbecause beginning in 1840 Colt always started each new model at serial number'1', and progressed upward until the model was discontinued, OR untilthe mid-1960's when the serial number system changed to meet Federal law.
Since all Colt's started off at number '1' it'spossible to have a number of older Colt firearms all with the same serialnumber.
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In 1968 the Gun Control of 1968 was passed.This law mandated that from then on all newfirearms had to have a serial number and that number had to be unique.
Colt Official Police Ship Dates - Old Colt
To comply with the law, Colt began adding letters to theserial numbers as prefixes and suffixes to make each firearm have a uniquenumber.
An added issue is Colt's often confusing serial numbersystem.Colt often mixed several modelsin the same serial number ranges or split models out by caliber.
During the mid-1950's the serial number data is so mixed asto be almost incomprehensible.
As example you may have a model of revolver made in .22 andin .38 Special, with the .22 revolver serial numbers mixed with a differentmodel Colt, and the .38 caliber version of that model in yet a different modelrange.
Even after Colt began using unique serial numbers in the1960's, Colt often combined a number of models into one serial number range.
As example in the late 1960's Colt started combining allsmall 'D' frame models like the Detective Special, Cobra, Agent,Diamondback, Viper, Police Positive Special, etc in the same serial numberranges.
Because of Colt's serial number systems it may not bepossible to identify what model a Colt is based on just the number.
Colt Police Positive Serial Numbers
Since many of these guns used the exact same barrel exceptfor the model name stamped on it, we have situations where an owner isconvinced he has a rare, unknown model of aluminum frame DetectiveSpecial.
Colt Woodsman Serial Numbers List
In fact, he doesn't. What he has is an aluminum frame Cobrasomeone installed a Detective Special barrel on.
Date Made & Model Info
When he attempts to determine when his Colt was made, itcomes back as a totally different model than what is stamped on the barrel.
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Since these guns shared the same serial number ranges, itcan be quite confusing as to just what you have.
The problem with identifying a Colt is that Colt onlystamped the model name on the barrel.Most Colt revolvers had the same thread size and it was often possibleto install a barrel from a totally different model on a frame.
Since the frame had no identifying name and often sharedserial numbers with a totally different model, identifying what Colt model youhave can be almost impossible in some cases.
Years ago gun parts were terribly expensive and often almostimpossible to obtain.A gun owner or evengunsmith couldn't just log on or call up a big parts house and order the partshe needed.
Since parts were so difficult to get, it was common forbarrels from other models to be used as replacements.Most people were happy to get their gun repaired and since thebarrel was entirely usable, most people didn't care that the gun was one modelbut the barrel was marked as something else.
When you have anomalous information and just aren’t surewhat you have, then is when you need the experts and that's the experts on theColt Forum.
In most cases they can help you identify exactly what modelof Colt you have.Then you can proceedto determine when it was made.
This leads us to HOW to determine when your Colt was made.
There are several ways.
The first source is the Colt Firearms Company.
Colt now has a serial number look-up data base on their website.You plug in the serial number andit will give you a list of guns it could be.Since the data base seems to be a work in progress, many newer modelsmay not be listed.
Here is where problems may first appear when the data basedoesn't list what you think your Colt is, or returns no information.
If that doesn't return valid data, you can call Colt duringnormal business hours and they will give you a production date over the phone.
Note that they won't give you any more information.For that you have to buy a Colt ArchiveLetter.
Also note that the people working the phones are rushed, maynot be totally familiar with Colt models and have been known to give outincorrect information.
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Another source of information online is Proofhouse.com.
This site has a data base that ends in 1979, so any Coltmade after that won't be covered:
R.L. Wilson is the last outsider to have access to the ColtArchive, and he has Colt serial number listings in several books andbooklets.His book 'Colt: AnAmerican Legend' has all Colt serial numbers for all models from 1836 into1986 along with magnificent color photos of every Colt firearm model made since1836.
On his web site he sells 'The Blue Book Pocket GuideFor Colt Dates of Manufacture' that goes into 2008.
Last, you can ask for help on the Colt Forum where a gooddeal of data is available from the members.
I'm not an expert or anything. But I have two of those same guns. Both I bought for $250 more or less because they had a lot of the finish worn off and were old and in used condition.
If your's is in new condition I'd say that is an excellent price. 400+ is right about how much Colt Detective .38's (smaller frame snub nose version of OPs which they also don't make anymore) sell for. Also, Official Police revolvers, to me, are VERY hard to find as opposed to their S&W Model 10 light barrel counterparts. So that is a rare find. If you like the gun, I'd grab it.
As far as reliablity goes, Policemen and other law enforcement used those guns for about 100 years before police started going to automatics and even today you can probably find a few elder active duty policemen that still carry theirs here and there. The original design was made in 1884 then called the Colt New Army (or Navy I can't remember which one) in 1926 Colt started calling it the Official Police because it was more popular among policemen than the military (which prefered the 1911 .45 auto). Over the years other Colt and Smith and Wesson revolvers came out, but the Official Police to a large degree was still in popular use until Colt discontinued it in 1979 (and that date I got straight from the Colt's mouth ) You see the OP commonly used in movies and television from the 1930s up to the 1960s as commonly as you see the Glock 9mm today on the screens.
As for personal experiences, one of mine is in great need of work, the other (made I'm told in 1961) is the most accurate gun I own.
Hope this helps
Doug
If your's is in new condition I'd say that is an excellent price. 400+ is right about how much Colt Detective .38's (smaller frame snub nose version of OPs which they also don't make anymore) sell for. Also, Official Police revolvers, to me, are VERY hard to find as opposed to their S&W Model 10 light barrel counterparts. So that is a rare find. If you like the gun, I'd grab it.
As far as reliablity goes, Policemen and other law enforcement used those guns for about 100 years before police started going to automatics and even today you can probably find a few elder active duty policemen that still carry theirs here and there. The original design was made in 1884 then called the Colt New Army (or Navy I can't remember which one) in 1926 Colt started calling it the Official Police because it was more popular among policemen than the military (which prefered the 1911 .45 auto). Over the years other Colt and Smith and Wesson revolvers came out, but the Official Police to a large degree was still in popular use until Colt discontinued it in 1979 (and that date I got straight from the Colt's mouth ) You see the OP commonly used in movies and television from the 1930s up to the 1960s as commonly as you see the Glock 9mm today on the screens.
As for personal experiences, one of mine is in great need of work, the other (made I'm told in 1961) is the most accurate gun I own.
Hope this helps
Doug