A friend of mine bought a house and found a Colt Police Positive .38spl with the serial number 201879.
He has had it checked by the local PD and it came back clean.
Any info on these guns?
It's in about 90% condition, the barrel has some pitting inside but he says it shoots great.
It's chromed steel and has black painted grips.
OT - Need help with info on Colt .38 Spec PPS
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Chromed or nickel? Should be nickel. Black painted grips or gutta percha/black plastic grips? Use non +P ammo. Made about 1929 consistent with the description. What barrel length?
Sincerely,
Hobie
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Hobie
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4" barrel, nickel plated.
Actually I'll make an ammendment. We called Colt and they said it was from 1920.
My friend called the local PD to verify the numbers and cleanliness, and they sent an officer over.
The officer looked at it, and said he'd have to take it to have ballistics checked with ATF, etc...
He then TOOK THE GUN.
My friend called the ATF and GBI asking around, and the person at ATF said they don't get guns from PD unless they're used in a crime.
My friend then went to the local PD seargant and asked when he'd get it back. The sarge laughinlgy said he'd probably never see it again.
Since it wasn't his to begin with.
He said if it's not "registered", it can't be his even though it was in a house my friend bought.
He's going to raise a ruckus and try to get it back.
What can we do with cOnyers PD about them stealing a nice little gun made in 1920?
Actually I'll make an ammendment. We called Colt and they said it was from 1920.
My friend called the local PD to verify the numbers and cleanliness, and they sent an officer over.
The officer looked at it, and said he'd have to take it to have ballistics checked with ATF, etc...
He then TOOK THE GUN.
My friend called the ATF and GBI asking around, and the person at ATF said they don't get guns from PD unless they're used in a crime.
My friend then went to the local PD seargant and asked when he'd get it back. The sarge laughinlgy said he'd probably never see it again.
Since it wasn't his to begin with.
He said if it's not "registered", it can't be his even though it was in a house my friend bought.
He's going to raise a ruckus and try to get it back.
What can we do with cOnyers PD about them stealing a nice little gun made in 1920?
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Make an appointment with the Chief of Police and explain calmly what happened. Be calm but specific and call it what it was....theft.
Next go to the local newspaper with the story....makes for great leverage and and your local city or county representative would love to see his name in the paper standing up for a constinuent.
I'd also make an appointment with the local district attorney and swear out a complaint against the police officer personally. You should be able to find out from the PD's public dispatch records who the cop was. Or at the very least they should have a picture array of officers you can look at.
But fI would call the BATF and report the serial number as stolen and ask them to listit as stolen.
Wm
P.S. You can also contact FBI & State Police agencies and file complaints. They are obliged to follow up on these. The point is to make not giving the gun more of hassle then it is worth.
Next go to the local newspaper with the story....makes for great leverage and and your local city or county representative would love to see his name in the paper standing up for a constinuent.
I'd also make an appointment with the local district attorney and swear out a complaint against the police officer personally. You should be able to find out from the PD's public dispatch records who the cop was. Or at the very least they should have a picture array of officers you can look at.
But fI would call the BATF and report the serial number as stolen and ask them to listit as stolen.
Wm
P.S. You can also contact FBI & State Police agencies and file complaints. They are obliged to follow up on these. The point is to make not giving the gun more of hassle then it is worth.