Colt Revolver... Help Identify Model, Year & Maybe a Value

[Skywalker]

I have just sent Colt an email and they or a young sounding gentelment said they all had SN's no matter how old! OK.

Hmm, looks like every OP I?ve ever seen. However they?ve all had the serial number stamped on the crane as well as the frame. Maybe take it over to the Colt forum, see if the guys there can help you out.

[DeadElephant]

I have just sent Colt an email and they or a young sounding gentelment said they all had SN's no matter how old! OK.

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I believe they did all have serial numbers but they were not always unique between models. When you do a serial number search on a early 1900's you may have 10 possible matches. They did finally start using unique ones in the 30's perhaps I don't recall. The Police Positives can be hard to id as barrels were swapped routinely. Making it even difficult to determine caliber.

[Skywalker]

Without a mark on this gun from where a SN would have been I can only assume it does not have one and maybe it did at one time but don't feel this was ever a illegal thing going on. Maybe back then they didn't care to change something out and explains the SN written on the paper within the grips. I hope its not a problem for me to own my dads possible service weapon without a SN.

a
I believe they did all have serial numbers but they were not always unique between models. When you do a serial number search on a early 1900's you may have 10 possible matches. They did finally start using unique ones in the 30's perhaps I don't recall. The Police Positives can be hard to id as barrels were swapped routinely. Making it even difficult to determine caliber.