It followed me home, so I guess I get to keep it… Click to enlarge
1947 Colt Officer’s Model Target Heavy Barrel Third Issue, in .38 Special…
It’s got some use on it, and some light pitting on the right side of the frame.
But lock up is excellent, timing is excellent, and ZERO cylinder shake is evident. For those who don’t know, ‘this’ was the premier revolver for many years in Bullseye pistol competition, and wasn’t beaten on accuracy or smoothness until the Python came along.
I lurves S&W collectors… snerk… They hate Colts so badly they always price em cheep… 
Very nice score!
Drool! Very nice!
I had a chance at one of these at a local Gander Mountain
some years ago.
Can’t recall why I passed on it.
The ones I’ve seen since were on Internet sites and
quite a bit more expensive.
Let us know how it shoots, please.
Nice revolver! Color me jealous!
You and your backwards turning revolvers.
Nice piece.
Very nice indeed!
Seductive!
Phil/Keads/Rev/j.r.- Thanks!
Leon- Will do, I just ‘happen’ to have about 1000 rounds of 158gr Wadcutters 🙂
Rick- 😛
LL- Yep!
You always find the coolest toys.
But +1 to what Rick said. If they didn’t turn and open backwards, they’d be practically perfect.
You DID go back for it! Good on you.
Officers Model.
Does it work?
Nice! But who ever thought that we would see the day that it would be cheaper to practice with a .38 Revolver than a .22 Conversion? ; )
I’m jealous!
Good for you!
gfa
Murph- 😛
NJT- Damn right, and got him down some more on the price too!!!
Ed- I’ll find out next weekend! I’m pretty sure it will!
Les- Good point! And I DID get your conversion up!
GFA- Luck, and the fact that folks up here don’t like Colts…LOL
I’ll let you make a $5.00 profit on it.
Paw- LOL, ummm… Politely, no! 🙂
Double-drool with slurps! All Colts (and Smiths) of that era are precious.
You’ve got the same problem I do. Hard to walk away from a good deal. I just had a nice rifle of similar vintage to your pistol follow me home. Mosin-Nagant. Brought it home from Fayette-Nam, NC this weekend.
NC- Yep, GOOD guns!
WN- LOL, Yep… Don’t blame you a bit!
VERY nice! Grams got a nifty little Colt recently. If you get a chance, stop by the blog and tell me your opinion.
I am green with envey
I have a Colt New Service Revolver in .45 long colt that has never been fired. I have a letter from Colt that shows that it was shipped to Pearl Harbor May 18 1942, somehow it didn’t make it to Pearl.
Oh man – range report, on my desk, ASAP…!!!
DLG- Answered on your blog, nice little piece!
Rick- They are out there, if you want a shooter, you can’t go wrong with these!
CA73- On NICE!!! Pics??? So I can drool??? Please!
Glen- Aye Aye Sir. 🙂
My Colt Official Police wants a play-date with your Colt.