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Army special & officers model officers model special single action army & bisley revolvers police positive .38 bankers special police positive special & detective special
Police positive heavy frame: 1925 starts with Serial # 250000. Police positive special & Detective special: 1908 starts with Serial # 1 Police positive .32 & target: 1907 starts with Serial #495000 Police positive .38 & banker's special: 1905 starts with Serial # 1
In 1926 for the police positive .38 and 1919 for the police positive special.
Your colt police positive special was made in 1972.
Colt police positive .38 was made in 1919 and Colt police positive special was made in 1914.
Depends on the Police positive style for that serial number.The Colt police positive special/detective special was mnfg'd in 1929 while the police positive .38/banker's special was mnfg'd in 1937.
If you are looking for when made--see below: The Colt police positive .38 & banker's special with that serial # was made in 1940. The Colt police positive special & detective special with that serial # was made in 1930.
You do not say if you have a police positive in 38 special or a 32 cal & target model,or a police positive special.So if you have a 38 special police positive it was made in 1929,if you have a 32cal& target model that was made in 1927,and if you have a police positive special model that was made in 1923.
Police positive .38 with that serial number was made in 1908.The police positive special with that number was made in 1910.
The Colt police positive special serial numbers I have end in 1978 with 59999R so I would have to say a couple of years after that.
Proofhouse.com has a list of serial numbers that can help you.
Does the serial number have a D before the numbers. If it does, it is made in 1966. The Colt Police Positive Special was made in large numbers, therefore reducing the value. I have seen prices from $200-400 depending on the condition. Mark Brown