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Purple Spoon
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| Colt .38 Official Police (Posted on 12/28/12 at 8:34 am)
Any idea on approx value? Would it be reliable at all age considered? Fun to shoot?
Seen some positive opinions but nobody with the expertise as the OB ballers.
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DownshiftAndFloorIt 
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| re: Colt .38 Official Police (Posted on 12/28/12 at 8:36 am to Purple Spoon)
Worthless piece of junk. I'll give ya $50 for it as I need a good fancy paperweight.
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I Love Bama 
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Worthless piece of junk
This. I've been investing in metals for salvage value so I will give you $75.
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Professor Chaos
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| re: Colt .38 Official Police (Posted on 12/28/12 at 8:44 am to I Love Bama)
Make it 80.00
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Ace Midnight
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| re: Colt .38 Official Police (Posted on 12/28/12 at 8:55 am to Purple Spoon)
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Any idea on approx value? Would it be reliable at all age considered? Fun to shoot?
Seen some positive opinions but nobody with the expertise as the OB ballers.
I have an heirloom Police Positive, and it's worthless. I'm still not sure why they put a standard barrel on a small frame, but it is what it is. The Official Police is just the medium frame version of that, although I have limited experience with it - I'm basing my opinion on the Police Positive.
The problem is that they were so mass produced and are so plentiful, even today, they hold no real value, despite their vintage. I would also not fire +P ammo out of it, but it is a decently made gun, when Colt was on the top of their game. It should shoot well, but anytime you're picking up a gun of that vintage, get it thoroughly checked out by a pro before firing it - improper lock up, or too much play in the cylinder can make for a bad time.
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Purple Spoon
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| re: Colt .38 Official Police (Posted on 12/28/12 at 9:21 am to Ace Midnight)
Glad I asked. Hell with all that.
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INFIDEL
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| re: Colt .38 Official Police (Posted on 12/28/12 at 9:29 am to Purple Spoon)
I have a police positive. It's worth about 200.
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