Name: Police Positive, Police Positive Target, Police Positive Target Model G and Police Positive Target Model C. Identifying features: fixed sights; topstrap matted to reduce glare; removable left sideplate; Positive Lock. Calibers (inc. variations): .32-20, .32 Short Colt, .32 Long Colt, .32 Colt New Police, .32 S&W short, .32 S&W Long, .38 Colt New Police, .38 Special, .22 Long Rifle Production: 1907 - 1979; production run of approx. 199,000 plus variations 1907 - 1947 (Police Positive) 1907 - 1940 (Police Positive Target) 1908 - 1979 (Police Positive Special) 1926 - 1941 (Police Positive Target Model C); production of approx. 15,800 1910 - 1925 (Police Positive Target Model G); production of approx. 242,000 Markings: Left side of barrel marked POLICE / POSITIVE, with only one letter P (a large one) with OLICE and OSITIVE stacked next to it. Target Models read same but have COLT prefix (on early ones) and the word target as suffix. Second quality models have the word PEQUANO on left side of barrel. Barrel Lengths:2, 2.5, 4, 5, 6 Variations: Police Positive Target: early ones do not have countersunk chambers in .22. Later models had countersunk chambers in .22 starting around 1932. Checkered trigger, elevation adjustable front sight, windage adjustable rear sight. Police Positive Special: identical to regular Police Positive, but has lengthened frame to accept longer cylinder needed for .38 Special ammo. Notes: Probably the most confusing of the ColtŐs, the Police Positive family was, as itŐs name implies, conceived and marketed as a police weapon. In this regard it succeeded admirably and many can be found bearing departmental markings. Target Models G and C had their own serial number series, running parallel to the one for the other Police Positive models. Pequano models are rare finds. Police Positive Special 1908----1 1909----13000 1910----22500 1911----35500 1912----51000 1913----65000 1914----90000 1915----110000 1916----125000 1917----143000 1918----145000 1919----162000 1920----190000 1921----225000 1922----242000 1923----270000 1924----283000 1925----309000 1926----325000 1927----331000 1928----333000 1929----373000 1930----383000 1931----400000 1932----405000 1933----412000 1934----423000 1935----435000 1936----444000 1937----452000 1938----457000 1939----467000 1940----471000 1941----474000 1942----477000 1943----479000 1944----479500 1945----480000 1946----481000 1947----490001 1948----494000 New series 510001 1949----501600 - 501817 also 515051 - 519410 New series 525001 1950----542400 1951----571500 1952----607400 1953----624850 1954----648900 1955----662650 1956----672050 1957----695400 1958----710600 1959----725600 1960----750000 1961----776400 1962----797500 1963----819500 1964----839500 1965----861500 1966----890800 New series D900101 1967----D926000 1968----D958500 1969----D99500 -- D998715 New series A10000 1970----A43500 - A59999 B01001 - B23000 1971----B23001 - B49000 1972----B49001 - B59999 C01001 - C26000 1973----C26001 - C60000 F01001 - F08800 1974----F08801 - F60000 H01001 - H18100 1975----H18101 - H60000 M01001 - M29600 1976----M29601 - M51999 01001M - 19200M 1977----19201M - 59999M 01001R - 11700R 1978----11701R - 59999R S01001 1979----S01001 Police Positive & Police Positive Target 1907----49500 1908----61500 1909----67000 1910----74000 1911----84500 1912----94000 1913----108000 1914----112000 1915----124000 1916----129000 1917----137000 1918----142000 1919----143000 1920----158000 1921----169000 1922----179000 1923----188000 1924----199000 1925----209000 1926----217000 1927----224000 1928---- 1929---- 1930---- 1931---- 1932---- 1933----228000 1934----230000 1935----231000 1936----233000 1937----234000 1938----235500 1939----238100 1940---- 1941---- 1942---- 1943----238623 Police Positive Target Model C & G 1910----1 1911----4500 1912----7500 1913----9100 1914----11100 1915----12600 1916----14500 1917----15100 1918----15500 1919----15900 1920----16900 1921----18000 1922----18500 1923----20500 1924----22400 1925----23000 - 24192 New series 30000 Model C introduced 1926----30750 1927----32200 1928----33600 1929----35350 1930----37800 1931----38900 1932----39350 1933----39550 1934----40500 1935----40900 1936----41550 1937----42150 1938----42700 1939----overlapping numbers 1940----44200 1941----45200 - 5741 Court Information Services Co., Inc. Weapons Research Division 340 Brooks Missoula, Montana, USA 59801-5017 406-721-0232 FAX 406-549-6082