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Here is something different to look at, under appreciated here in the collector market I believe, my little collection of Colt Police Positive Revolvers.

I like to keep old handguns in wooded boxes, I'm not sure why?

The three revolvers in the box are Colt Police Positive's and a Colt Police Positive .38 model.
The first Revolver is a Police Positive model and was manufactured 1912 chambered for the obsolete .32 long Colt round. This one is 103 years old and is in really nice shape both finish and lock up. The ammunition, .32 Long Colt is impossible to find and so this one does not get fired, someday perhaps.

The second example is a Police Positive model chambered for .32 S@W Long not interchangeable with the .32 long colts this one locks up good for 96 years old and is fired from time to time as ammunition is much more available though not shot too often, it's old. (Colt would not place S@W on their product, this one is stamped .32 police cartridge though just an .32 S@W long)
The third example is a Colt Police Positive .38 model manufactured in 1923 chambered for .38 S@W this one I am surprised to have been able to acquire. Why, this one locks up better and is in overall better shape than almost any old colt I have looked at in my entire life, it should have sold for more than I paid for it. The finish is 90%+ and mechanically it's perfect, I do not believe this one has ever had more than a hundred rounds ever put through it.
Old poor quality pics I'll try to post up some sharper ones

Thank you for the porn!!

Now wiping the tear from my eye and swallowing the lump in my throat

JohnG :cornwall:

I remember them well lovely things but now totally illegal in this Country.

Alpha1 wrote:I remember them well lovely things but now totally illegal in this Country.

Totally?

Sec 7.3 of the firearms act is well worth a read.

Very nice. I have a couple of live rounds of 32 long Colt in my collection, I suppose in theory I could deactivate them however it just seems wrong.

Sec 7.3 of the firearms act is well worth a read.

Why. ?

OK if in Norther Ireland you are OK

OK if in Norther Ireland you are OK

Fair point, Sec 7.3 of the firearms, might work for some but even if I could not have handguns sec 7.3 would not be for me. If others it works for some that's fine.