Black Butte
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What would the value be of a really nice, almost pristine, condition 32-20 Colt Police Positive with a 4" barrel. Local shop has one in the display case.
Value of a Police Positive in 32-20?
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As an additional question, how can you tell if the gun has been refinished? What are the signs to look for?
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Buffed out factory roll markings, and dished out screw holes.
In particular, the Colt Pony logo, and the tiny VP colt proof mark on the frame.
Those are generally very shallow factory markings and usually fall prey to the hi-speed buffer guy doing refinishing.
I would pay particular attention to the barrel, looking for any signs of a ringed or bulged barrel.
An awful lot of 32-20 revolvers will be found with ringed barrels from shooting the old Hi-Vel 32-20 rifle loads of 75 years ago.
As for value?
I'd look on Gunbroker.com and Auctionarms.com for similiar sales recently.
rc
In particular, the Colt Pony logo, and the tiny VP colt proof mark on the frame.
Those are generally very shallow factory markings and usually fall prey to the hi-speed buffer guy doing refinishing.
I would pay particular attention to the barrel, looking for any signs of a ringed or bulged barrel.
An awful lot of 32-20 revolvers will be found with ringed barrels from shooting the old Hi-Vel 32-20 rifle loads of 75 years ago.
As for value?
I'd look on Gunbroker.com and Auctionarms.com for similiar sales recently.
rc
Add to RC's excellent comments: Condition of the Bakelite grips, original, aftermarket copies or others. And, timing/lock-up.
The police positive special is a .32 long/.38 S&W sized gun "stretched' to accomodate longer cartridges. Beware.
The police positive special is a .32 long/.38 S&W sized gun "stretched' to accomodate longer cartridges. Beware.
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