Colt Pocket Positive .32 S&W Long Revolver, 3.5 Inch Barrel, 6-Shot DA/SA (1925)
This 1925 Colt Pocket Positive is a compact, six-shot DA/SA revolver chambered in .32 S&W Long (marked .32 Police Ctg.) with the 3.5 inch barrel configuration. It features Colt's Positive Lock safety, fixed sights, and checkered hard rubber grips with COLT logos, representing a classic 1920s Colt carry revolver with period-correct markings.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Fair - Generally clean, some residue or smudges, slight corrosion.
Bore Rifling: Fair Rifling - Worn rifling, slight loss of definition.
Specific Condition Notes: The original factory bluing is approximately 30–40% intact, with the most significant wear on the high edges and grip frame. There is a localized area of active/old pitting on the right side of the barrel with some depth into the metal and surface discoloration, while the "Colt" barrel address remains partially legible. The left side of the barrel and the frame show typical thinning and silvering but do not exhibit the heavy pitting seen on the right side.
What’s Included
- Colt Pocket Positive revolver chambered in .32 S&W Long
The barrel is roll-marked "POCKET POSITIVE" and ".32 POLICE CTG.," with Colt's ".32 Police Ctg." corresponding dimensionally to .32 S&W Long. The 3.5 inch barrel length makes this a classic pocket-size Colt from the interwar period, produced in 1925 in the United States.
Operation is double-action/single-action with an exposed hammer and a six-shot, swing-out fluted cylinder. Colt's Positive Lock hammer-block safety is built into the action, a signature feature that enhances safe carry for this model.
Sighting equipment consists of a fixed half-moon front blade and a fixed rear topstrap notch. The round-butt frame is paired with checkered black hard rubber grips bearing COLT logos, providing a period-correct grip profile and texture.
Construction is all steel with a blued finish on the carbon steel frame, cylinder, and receiver, and a steel barrel. Notable external features include the unshrouded ejector rod with a knurled tip and short under-barrel lug. The left side of the frame carries the Colt rampant horse logo, and a "B" inspector/assembly mark is present.