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1937

Colt Officers Model Target .22 Revolver

 

1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver -right side  1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver - left side

In 1930, Colt introduced the first Officers Model Target revolver in .22 caliber.  After the first two years, in 1932, Colt incorporated a non-embedded cylinder head allowing the cartridge to remain flush with the face of the cylinder.  Note the special sticker on the box for this early revolver to that effect. 

This example has an  adjustable rear sight and an adjustable front Patridge sight, finely checked backstrap and trigger.  It has the standard 6" barrel and not a heavy weight barrel, which makes it more rare than the heavy barrel versions since the standard weight was only made in limited quantities after introduction of the heavier barrel.

Sticker on top of Colt box promoting embedded cylinder head

Sticker on top of the box promoting the new

embedded head cylinder

 

Colt box label with extra stickers for target and patridge sights

End of box label and 'extra' sticker labels

for 'Target' and 'Patridge Sights'

 

1930 maroon Colt revolver box interior with shipping paper

1930s maroon Colt factory box with original shipping paper

 

1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver box top

Top and hinge side of box

 

1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver - box end labels 1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver box bottom

End and bottom of box

 

1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver -box interior labels 1937 Colt Officer's Model target .22 revolver - box interior label 2

Typical interior labels from a c. 1930s factory box

 

 


 

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