colt 22 caL

[ken2040]

I INHERETED A COLT POLICE POSITIVE IN 22 CAL
it has the insignia and all but on top the barrel it has T.F.A. manufacturing on it,
can any one tell me about this pistol
thanks
ken

[Mssr. Eleganté]

I believe old Colts' had "Colt's PTFA Manufacturing Co." stamped on the barrels. PTFA stood for Patented Fire Arms. Could the first part of this stamping be worn off of your Colt? Or could the barrel have been cut down?

If you post the serial number range of the revolver, somebody here can tell you when it was made.

[Guest]

Colt might have some info as well if you call them.

Let us know though what you find. I always like hearing the history of things.

[ken2040]

i called colt today and they said it was manf around 1926, now i need to figure out what its worth for my insurance company
thanks for the info
ken

[bear]

Search for that model on gunsameric.com and gunbroker.com
That should give you a good idea of current value.

For California, mark it up by at least 20% or so. Technically it would be "irreplacable" in a practical sense, due to our crappy laws.

[ken2040]

looked it up around 400.00 bucks .so i will put 500.00 on the policy,
its a nice litty pistol,but its made for some small hands for sure

[Mssr. Eleganté]

So do you think the barrel may have been cut down at some time? I have a Colt Officers Model from 1926 and would have to cut a couple of inches off the barrel in order for it to read only "T.F.A. Manufacturing"

[ken2040]

nope wasent cut off
the barrell was reblued at one time it looks like and they buffed the COLT off thats all i can figure
ken