![]() That was just what the gun was, THE official police issue revolver for a great many police departments like the New York City Police, Boston Police, and Federal agencies like the FBI. In 1927 Colt decided to rename the Army Special to more reflect the actual buyers of the gun, so the Army Special name was changed to the Official Police. As example in the late 1960's Colt started combining all small 'D' frame models like the Detective Special, Cobra, Agent, Diamondback, Viper, Police Positive Special, etc in the same serial number ranges. Even after Colt began using unique serial numbers in the 1960's, Colt often combined a number of models into one serial number range. ![]() If multiple models appear for your serial number simply match the date with the appropriate model, as certain vintage firearms can share serial numbers between different models. Enter the serial number, without spaces or dashes, to search the database.
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