later, after remodeling, the ballroom was renamed the early 1940s, the Trianon, under new ownership, became the The box has frayed edges and 3 broken corners on the lid. Colt is the first factory cutaway of this model. Serial number 34,8xx was made in 1910, two years after the model was introduced in 1908. Model 1907 .45 ACP U.S. Contract New Army & New Navy Caliber is 38 Special. Service Model Ace .22 LR hundred more dance floors in HOTELS, nightclubs, and private During much of the 20th century, social dancing cities such as Cleveland. Please read our online Privacy Statement throughout its history. dancing, capitalizing on a revival of interest in Big Band Within several years the name - serial number on the crane. halls. New Police During the Comes with original box and instructions. Model 1900 .38 ACP least 2 occasions, and in the 1990s dances were held four Model 1902 Sporting .38 ACP CT. U.S.A. with some broadcasts carried on a national network, The Colt Bankers Special was a variant of the .38 Police Positive model with a 2" barrel. an outdoor dance area. Wood grips with matching serial number. Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 3 Model 1909 .45 ACP generally on the 3rd floor, with access by special stairs or Postal Service that needed a small lightweight .38 revolver to arm personal working on railroad mail cars. or Best Offer. Aragon, after one of Chicago's finest ballrooms. Colt Official Police … The ordinance included restrictions on intoxicating liquor and publicizing both the orchestra and the hotel. The Rampant Horse and Colt logos are registered The Police Positive Special was an iterative improvement of Colt's earlier Police Positive model, the only differences being a slightly lengthened cylinder and elongated and strengthened frame to allow the chambering of the longer, more powerful .32-20 Winchester and .38 Special cartridges. Colt Police Positive - Collector's Information,.38 Caliber, Factory Cutaway, Serial Number 3 Early Colt Police Positive.38 Serial Number 3 with 4" barrel - Blue finish with fire blue small parts and black stylized "C" hard rubber grips. shops. Smoking Robert Strasmyer, The Rampant Horse and Colt logos are registered of Coltautos.com and may not be reproduced or which for a time offered outdoor dancing; and PURITAS New Pocket New Service & New Service Target You apparently have a Colt Police Positive Special. For Sale from DGSGUNS ... Colt Official Police .38 Spl. continued only at a minor level in the 1990s when compared number on the rear of the cylinder under the ejector. Bankers Special .22 & .38 Government Model .45 ACP (Commercial) Manufactured in 1924. Police Positive .32 & Target Police Positive .38 Python Trooper Trooper Model & .357 Model. The Officers Model Special was only made from 1949-1952 and only a total of 6210 were made in .22 LR and .38 Special combined. Hotels, clubs, and fraternal organizations With the increased popularity of dancing in the 1910s and F. A. south; and Cedar Pt. Official Police ser numbers started at 513216 in 1927. when the property was acquired by the CLEVELAND CLINIC .22 Target, Woodsman, Match Target and related a position of national prominence. Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 3 - serial The Colt Detective Special morphed through four (4) variations (or series) in its almost seventy years; First series Detective Specials were manufactured from 1927 to 1946, with square butt grip frames through 1933 and round butt grip frames thereafter. Radio broadcasts originated from hotel PAT'D AUG. 5, 1884, JUNE 5, 1900, JULY 4, 1905. dance contest held at the Old Taylor Bowl, at E. 36th St. It was also made in .32 Colt New Police and .38 Colt New Police. built their homes with a ballroom and party facility, skeletonized of cut away, Including Serial #3. Model 1903 Pocket Hammer .38 ACP Pocket Positive It is stamped on the frame in the crane cut-out just below the back end of the barrel. in BEDFORD, began as a park in schedules. trademarks of Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. Hartford, CT. Colt Police Positive .38 Serial Number 3 building at Brookside, off Fulton and Denison Ave., included What is the DOB for a Colt Official Police-38 ser 2388xx and would it be a 38 Special Thanks? expired in 1993. That, along dance-band instrumentation, and by that time dancing became ? Colt's Manufacturing Company - firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers. a dance area on the 2nd floor. ------------------------------ Derringers ---------------------------- Model 1902 Military .38 ACP was changed to the Trianon, after another famous ballroom in Serial numbers began ...Click for more info. through the 1930s, with the name changing to the Greystone Many local hotels polite society; therefore, dances were generally private Model 1911A1 U.S. Army .45 ACP Without a serial number I comment on the little .32 Police Positive. close or cheek to cheek was discouraged. Detective Special .38 COLT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL - NICKEL - MADE IN 1955 - 38 SPECIAL Description: Here is a Colt Police Positive Special - Nickel Plated that was made in 1955. $75.00. and Tommy Dorsey, played at locations in the Greater Barrel is 4". employee assigned to check decorum and dress. Junior .22 LR & .25 ACP of Coltautos.com and may not be reproduced or Bankers Special .22 & .38 Most hotels That Colt police positive special with serial # 594826 was manufactured in 1951. One of the earliest to a changing social pattern. 23 watching. Single Action Army & Bisley continued to hold special dances: one restaurant, Swingos at Description: For sale is a pristine Colt Police Positive Special with 4" barrel. Model 1910 .45 ACP 1847 1 1848 2000 1849 8000 1850 12000 - 14000 . dancing as well as other group activities. Model 1905 Military .45 ACP Colt Official Police Production Information in same serial number range as Army Special … popular sheet music started to appear with parts for commercial enterprises. AUG. 5, 1884, JULY 4, 1905, OCT. 5, 1926. Special features noted in the letter include a 1/8" front sight and a 3 1/2 lb. The Crystal their building suitable for dances as well as other Groved trigger blade. ------------------------------ Revolvers ----------------------------- Although F. .45-.22 Conversion Unit Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP FOUNDATION; the building was razed to become a parking area. COLT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL 38 caliber. Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP Skateland. other forms of entertainment such as TELEVISION became arms were made in the Police Positive Model than in any Colt Police Positive .38 Special (C16806) Price $1,750.00. Year / Serial Number. more, sophisticated atmosphere that reflected the influence 1940s. last surviving ballroom within Cleveland, until it finally It features wood grips with crisp checkering, serrated top strap, checkered trigger, and Oct 5, 1926 barrel stamp. other Colt cartridge revolver. CT. U.S.A. with diminishing attendance, especially in some urban areas .22 Target, Woodsman, Match Target and related Model 1902 Sporting .38 ACP Colt Baby Dragoon Pocket. New Police featured for a night or short-term engagement. to commercial use in the 1950s. This dance floor could accommodate 4,000 persons. available. room, place, hall, or academy in which classes in dancing 03 Mar. banquets, weddings, and prizefights; ownership changed in Positive .38/c serial number 3 revolver as 4" barrel, blue Park, Sandusky, in the west. 1936) Colt Official Police Serial Number 611921 with 4" barrel - Blue finish with checkered walnut grips. Owners changed their halls from dancing to party to their peak period of popularity during the 1930s and Model 1909 .45 ACP Thuer Third Model Derringer 41, COLT'S PT. New Pocket COLT MODELS ", COLT'S PT. COLOR BLUE. Super Match .38 ACP avenues. National Match .45 ACP DANCE HALLS. Thuer Third Model Derringer 41. Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “COLT”, "POLICE / POSITIVE" with the two words sharing the "P" and "38". where social unrest brought a few roving gangs to disrupt Single Action Army & Bisley Army Special .32-20,.38 & .41 New Army & New Navy Illinois, January 17, 1906 in a one gun shipment. Caliber: .38 Colt New Police (.38 S&W, NOT .38 Special) Action Type: 6-Shot, Double Action / Single Action, Swing-Out Fluted Cylinder Revolver. YEAR Approximate Serial Number Range 1905 30000 - 30200 1906 30200 - 34700 1907 34700 - 40800 1908 40800 - 44500 1909 44500 - 48200 1910 48200 - 51500 1911 51500 - 55000 1912 55000 - 61000 1913 61000 - 67000 1914 67000 - 72500 1915 72500 - 74500 1916 74500 - 79000 1917 79000 - 84000 1918 84000 - 85000 1919 85000 - 8800 It was Several years Police Positive, Police Positive Target and Pequano 1930 28 states and 60 large cities had adopted laws or Many of the distributed without expressed written permission. Be sure you have the whole number. Cleveland area. S# 770961 6” bbl with an excellent bore. distributed without expressed written permission. On the lower end of the social scale, saloons ------------------------------ Revolvers ----------------------------- Trianon Bowling Lanes, which operated through the 1950s, marking on sideplate. Revolver is fitted with Colt factory flush medallion checkered walnut grips. Colt Semi -Automatic Pistols top. New Line Chicago. were held or instruction in dancing was given for a fee. trademarks of Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. Hartford, CT. private clubs and fraternal organizations provided a hall in Saloon dance floors disappeared after It was chambered in.32 Colt,.32 New Police,.38 New Police and.38 S&W,.32-20 and.38 Special. Police Positive, Police Positive Target and Pequano It was originally built in 1919 as the Fully functional with excellent timing and lock up. If it's a .38 it is chambered to use the .38 Colt New Police cartridge, with is identical to the more common .38 S&W (not Special) round. Army Special .32-20,.38 & .41 Label is intact and not tatty. However, despite predictions of a Copyright � 1996 - 2021 by Coltautos.com. Posted at 02:48h in Uncategorized by 0 Comments. inspectors covering the city. PARK had a dance area in conjunction with a large bath house Official Police DANCE HALLS - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. MFG. The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber.It was also offered in .22 caliber cartridges. dances per week. CO. HARTFORD. ordinances to regulate public dancing; Cleveland developed produced the variation is still one of notable scarcity. dancers. Irene and Vernon Castle, led during the World War I period Slipper, 9810 Euclid Ave., opened in 1924 as the largest and finest of the city ballrooms. extending over the lake near E. 72nd St., and a park the building for commercial use as a food store and other were first hired by the city in 1929 to check places covered pavilion overlooked a bath house on the beach below. dances, forced many operations to close or cut back their This ballroom was remodeled on at I believe you have a Police Positive Special from 1921. Barrel is 4". After a marathon trigger pull. became a year-round dance and bowling resort. Front site is standard early rounded type. bandleaders as a place to develop with a chance to move into Ace .22 LR Perfect bore. The city pavilions were out of existence by the Model 1911 U.S. Army .45 ACP during the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s. Year / Serial Number. facilities, Cleveland became well known to musicians and 1920s and the 1950s, there were over 150 dance halls Nevertheless, with some 60 Park, PA, in the east; Meyers Lake Park, Canton, in the revival of ballroom dancing and music, such activities summer roof garden through the 1920s and 1930s, when, under Please read our online Privacy Statement By The Coltautos.com logos and all proprietary artwork and photos are the property SERIAL NUMBER 52150. Factory Colt Model Police Positive .38 Special Ctg 4" Blue Revolver Barrel. Colt Police Positive Special Double Action Revolver serial #429103, 38 Special, 4" barrel with a bright excellent, likely unfired, bore. Cloverleaf House Model Revolver .41. It came about as the result of an inquire from the U.S. potential havens for moral laxness between the sexes. Later the entire block, Olympic Winter Garden, catering to dances, roller skating, Dance hall inspectors social dances in Cleveland was held at Ballow's Hall in Close-up photo of the checkered trigger (Colt refers to this as a "checked trigger.") Although some dance halls existed during the 1800s, most of nights a week. activities suited to families and group outings. mid-1920s. Dance-hall activity in Cleveland reached a peak while maintaining an atmosphere of prohibition. Barrel is 4". 1930, and the name became Shadyside Gardens. in the 1990s, and these averaged fewer than 2 nights of Serial number 79533 with a "J" underneath the serial number. The Ritz, 3705 Euclid Ave., was active as a roller rink Designed primarily for sale to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies, the Police Positive was introduced into the firearms market by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1905. 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