Along with Colt’s large-frame Official Police, the Police Positive would ... with the full Colt Grip.” The combination of an affordable price and manageable size meant that the Police Positive ...

Following WWII production continued with the return of the deep blue finish and, in 1954, wood checkered grips returned. Colt’s production of the Official Police is somewhere north of 400,000 ...

In 1969, the decision-makers at Colt Firearms had ... with fixed sights, plain grips and matte finish. It was an economy model, much like the original Official Police and Police Positive guns ...