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Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 with 2"
barrel - Factory inscribed "R.M.S. P.O. DEPT" on back
strap and numbered "No. 661" on the butt.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - Note
the absence of Colt's "VP" verified Proofmark and the
presence of "H.O.L." marking in an oval on the left forward
bow of the trigger guard.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - Colt
factory letter confirms .38 caliber and 2" barrel along with
the number 661 which is stamped on the butt. This gun
was sold to Superintendent, Railway Mail Service P.O.,
Washington, D.C. and shipped to Springfield Armory,
Springfield, Massachusetts in "May of 1928" in a shipment of
402 guns.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - Right
side view.
Colt Police Positive .38 Holster - "R.M.S. P.O.
DEPT." marking in oval on front.
Colt Police Positive .38 Holster - Close-up of "R.M.S.
P.O. DEPT." marking in oval on front.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - "R.M.S.
P.O. DEPT." marking on the rear grip strap.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - Butt
marked "No. 661"
Left side of barrel marked:
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 -
Barrel marked "Police Positive .38". Some guns in this
serial number range are marked "BANKERS SPECIAL"
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 -
Serial number marking on the frame.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 -
Serial number marking on crane.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - top
of frame.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 -
close-up of hammer.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - front
of cylinder
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 -
close-up of recoil shield.
Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 313158 - rear
of cylinder.
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