Colt Official Police .38 Special DA/SA Revolver, 5-Inch Blued, 1950, 6-Shot
This 1950 Colt Official Police is a post-war, U.S.-made, medium-frame service revolver chambered in .38 Special with a 5-inch steel barrel. It retains the classic E-frame pattern with a blued carbon-steel frame and cylinder, fixed iron sights, and a smooth-faced trigger with a wide, checkered hammer spur. It is equipped with aftermarket Pachmayr Presentation one-piece wraparound black checkered rubber grips.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: There is heavy finish loss on the barrel and along the edges of the cylinder. Wear and handling marks are visible across the metal surfaces, with scratches and blemishes present consistent with normal use.
What's Included
- Colt Official Police .38 Special revolver
- Installed Pachmayr Presentation one-piece wraparound black checkered rubber grips (aftermarket)
The Official Police is built on Colt's classic E-frame, featuring a six-shot fluted cylinder and a double-action/single-action mechanism. The revolver uses a carbon-steel frame and cylinder with a blued finish, paired with a 5-inch steel barrel for dependable service configuration.
Its sighting system consists of fixed iron sights: a ramped, serrated front blade and a square-notch rear sight integral to the topstrap. The finely serrated topstrap helps reduce glare. An unshrouded ejector rod with a knurled tip and a star-pattern extractor support straightforward operation.
Markings include the Colt "prancing pony" logo on the left side of the frame and the barrel-left rollmark "OFFICIAL POLICE .38 SPECIAL CTG." The serial number is stamped on the crane/yoke and is visible with the cylinder open. This example was manufactured in 1950 in the United States during the post-war era.
Controls and handling features include a smooth-faced trigger and a wide, checkered hammer spur. The aftermarket Pachmayr Presentation wraparound rubber grips provide a full, one-piece grasp on the frame.