Colt Police Positive Special

Colt Police Positive Special
Colt Police Positive Special
	.38 Colt Police Positive Special
Type	Revolver
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1907–present[citation needed]
Production history
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company
Produced	1907–1995
No. built	over 750,000
Specifications
Barrel length	4 in (101.6 mm); 5 in (127 mm); 6 in (152.4 mm);
Cartridge	.32 (.32 Colt New Police), (.32-20 Winchester); .38 NP (.38 Colt New Police), (.38 S&W); .38 Special (.38 Special);
Action	double-action
Feed system	six round cylinder
Sights	Fixed iron; Blade front, V-notch rear

Introduced in 1907, the Colt Police Positive Special is a small-frame, double-action revolver with a six-round cylinder, primarily chambered for .38 Special. The Police Positive Special was intended primarily for sale to law enforcement agencies and enjoys the distinction of being Colt’s most widely produced revolver design, with over 750,000 built.^[2]

^ "total built". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
^ Cumpston, Mike. “.32 Colt Police Positive Special” Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Gunblast Webzine. Accessed September 11, 2008.

[1] "total built". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-11-28.

[gunblast-2] Cumpston, Mike. “.32 Colt Police Positive Special” Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Gunblast Webzine. Accessed September 11, 2008.

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