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Official Police that is. If your not looking at them you may be missing a great ride.
For me they are kind of a guilty pleasure and I'm not sure why. Not sexy "snake "guns in fact nothing really remarkable about them other than being the quintessential utility gun. Like S&Ws model 10 but maybe a little bigger and stronger. Now before ya'll roast me for that be aware that Colt sanctioned it to use the "Heavy Duty " 38 round . S&W was compelled to resort to a N frame for that loading. Slightly larger than a K frame (much like an L frame)it was referred to as the 41 frame by Colt.
After a very short learning curve they are maybe easier to dis and reassemble than a S&W . That said problem solving is more complicated and does require a bit of vodoo to get them right.
But when right they are blessed with a wonderful trigger and super lockup.
For some reason they remain crazily under valued much like the model 10 was 10 years ago,,, which makes me bring more home. Most were beat cop guns so few are pristine .But it seems the rougher on the outside the smoother on the inside.
When you include the Army Special that morphed into the Official Police in 1927 they had a long run with just some minor changes.
A 1950 O.P.
A 1940 O.P.
A couple of 5" O.P.s from the early 30's
And a 5" 32-20 Army Special from the mid 20's
Anybody else have a thing for them.
For me they are kind of a guilty pleasure and I'm not sure why. Not sexy "snake "guns in fact nothing really remarkable about them other than being the quintessential utility gun. Like S&Ws model 10 but maybe a little bigger and stronger. Now before ya'll roast me for that be aware that Colt sanctioned it to use the "Heavy Duty " 38 round . S&W was compelled to resort to a N frame for that loading. Slightly larger than a K frame (much like an L frame)it was referred to as the 41 frame by Colt.
After a very short learning curve they are maybe easier to dis and reassemble than a S&W . That said problem solving is more complicated and does require a bit of vodoo to get them right.
But when right they are blessed with a wonderful trigger and super lockup.
For some reason they remain crazily under valued much like the model 10 was 10 years ago,,, which makes me bring more home. Most were beat cop guns so few are pristine .But it seems the rougher on the outside the smoother on the inside.
When you include the Army Special that morphed into the Official Police in 1927 they had a long run with just some minor changes.
A 1950 O.P.

A 1940 O.P.

A couple of 5" O.P.s from the early 30's

And a 5" 32-20 Army Special from the mid 20's

Anybody else have a thing for them.