Per proofhouse.com with that serial number, it was made in 1928.
your colt detective special dates to the year 1949 by the serial number provided.
You will have to call Colt to find out.
That Colt ds was made in 1975.
You will have to call Colt
The Colt detective special was derived from the Colt positive special in 1927and the starting serial number for that year was 331000 so the serial number you show of 3021 does not match up as a Colt detective special. Now if the serial number was 383021 then it was made in 1930.
Proofhouse.com has Colt sn data.
That does not seem to be a serial number for a Colt DS.
No such serial number for the Colt detective special, please resubmit.If you mean 700200, than 1957 would be the year. If you mean 700020, it would be the same, 1957.
45 y.o. don9 Year of 1965
It was produced in 1974.
Blue Book of Gun Values
After 1978. You will have to call Colt to narrow it down further.
The Colt diamondback was listed in 1978 starting with R13091 The only years I found for the Colt detective special with an R were 1977 starting with 01001R to 11700R and 1978 starting with 11701R to 59999R.
A Colt police positive .38/bankers special with that serial number was made in 1934. A Colt police positive special/detective special with that serial number was made in 1928.
Sorry the records I have only go up to 1978 and there is no serial number for a colt detective special beginning with the letter P up until that time.
You must provide the serial number.
as a guess, I estimate about 1969
Any commercial 38 special ammo can be used in a firearm marked 38 special caliber. (Remington,Federal,CCI,Fiocchi,etc.) The Colt serial number guide that I found on the internet says Colt Detective Specials with an "M"after the serial number started with the year 1975. The gun should have a shrouded extractor rod.
The Colt model with serial number D1425 is listed for the Colt Diamondback.It was made in the 1st year of production in 1966. (D1001 to D2599) Unable to find 9098RD at this time.
Your colt officers special was produced in 1951.
The year it was introduced was 1927 and is worth about $2,000
If it is a Colt police positive special, it was produced in 1910.
your colt agent was made in 1963.
You will have to call Colt
The Colt police positive special with serial # 276069 was produced in the year 1923.