machinist1 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 A friend of mine's mother in law has a Colt Commander revolver, 38 Special. It looks similar to a Colt Police Positive. I did a search for Colt Commander and the only thing I found is a semi-auto pistol. Any thoughts or comments are welcome. Thanks' Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinist1 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 As to my previous post,I said that the revolver was a Colt Commander. It should have read Colt Commando. According to "Colt An American Ledgend" byR. L. Wilson, the Commando is identical to the Colt Offical Police with a few exceptions. The Commando was designed during WWII for the US government. It was allocated to Police departments,guards of factories serving the war effort, and other nonmilitary functionaries. The Commando was refind downward to increase production. Only 50,617 were made, starting with serial no. 1. It has a dull parkerized finish with Coltwood grips. All were 38 special. Aother variation is the Marshal. This is some information I found if anyone is interested. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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