Colt Official Police

The Official Police was manufactured between 1927 to 1969 of fine carbon steel, with bright royal Colt blued as well as nickel plated finishes, and was offered in 4”, 5”, and 6” barrels. It was manufactured in a variety of calibers including .22 LR, .32-20 , .41 Long Colt, and .38 Special. Colt produced over 400,000 revolvers, the Official Police ranks as one of the most successful and well-liked handguns ever made. During World War II the Colt Official Police became the Colt Commando for use by US Government Agencies and for Lend Lease. The most famous agency to use the Colt Commando was the OSS which became the CIA.

Colt Official Police

Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

Colt Official Police - 5" Barrel - .38 Special

Specifications:

• Calibers: .22 Long Rifle, .32-20, .38 Special, .41 Long Colt
• Length:
• Barrel Length: 4.00 inches, 5.00 inches, 6.00 inches,

The Colt Official Police appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

• Chris Penn as Det. Arthur Relyea in Mulholland Falls (1996)

• Richard Burton as Capt. 'Tammy' MacDonalds in Desert Rats, The (1953)

• Police officers in American Gangster (2007)

• Marlon Brando as Sheriff Calder in The Chase (1966)

• N.Y.P.D. officers in The Producers (2005)

• Art Carney as Ira Wells in The Late Show (1977)

• John Considine as Jeff Lamar in The Late Show (1977)

• French police in French Connection II (1975)

• Jean Marsh as Joanna in The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

• Lew Temple as Deputy Tommy Smalls in The Visitation (2006)

• 1940s FBI agent in Smokin' Aces (2006)

• Josh Hartnett as L.A.P.D. Detective Bleichert in Black Dahlia, The (2006)

• Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb, Barry Pepper as Dean Stanton, David Morse as Brutus "Brutal" Howell and Doug Hutchison as Percy Wetmore in The Green Mile (1999)

• Laurence Fishburne as "Bumpy" Johnson in Hoodlum (1997)

• Police officers in Fargo (1996)

• Felton Perry as an FBI agent in Dumb and Dumber (1994)

• Ed Lauter as Agent Fitch in The Rocketeer (1991)

• Tom Atkins as Det. Cameron in Night of the Creeps (1986)

• Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

• James Russo as Bugsy in Once Upon A Time In America (1984)

• Police officers in ...And Justice For All (1979)

• Big Bad Mama (1974)

• Al Pacino as Frank Serpico in Serpico (1973)

• Joanne Linville as Sarah in Scorpio (1973)

• Joe Santos as Eddie Van in The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

• Charles Durning as Lt. Snyder in The Sting (1973)

• Las Vegas Police in The Night Stalker (1972)

• Across 110th Street (1972)

• Cliff Robertson as Lietutenat (jg) Sam Lawson in Too Late the Hero (1970)

• Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

• John Ericson as Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd in Pretty Boy Floyd (1960)

• Jimmy Stewart as Agent "Chip" Hardesty in The FBI Story (1959)

• Murray Hamilton as Agent Sam Crandall in The FBI Story (1959)

• Larry Pennell as FBI Trainee George Crandall in The FBI Story (1959)

• Larry J. Blake as Motorcycle Cop in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

• Danny Dayton as Digger in The Enforcer (1951)

• Ted de Corsia as Joseph Rico in The Enforcer (1951)

• Lloyd Bridges as Tris Stewart in Trapped (1949)

• John Archer as Philip Evans in White Heat (1949)

• Humphrey Bogart as Dobbs, Walter Huston as Howard, Bruce Bennett as Cody and Tim Holt as Curtain in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1949)

• John Dall as Bart Tare in Gun Crazy (1949)

• Parole, Inc. (1948)

• Ruby Dandridge as Mabel in Dead Reckoning (1947)

• The Hat Box Mystery (1947)

• Ward Bond as Bert the cop in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

• Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep (1946)

• Tommy Rafferty as Carol Lundgren in The Big Sleep (1946)

• Regis Toomey as Chief Insp. Bernie Ohls in The Big Sleep (1946)

• Sonia Darrin as Agnes Lowzier in The Big Sleep (1946)

• Bob Steele as Lash Canino in The Big Sleep (1946)

• Jerome Cowan as John Kavanaugh in Fog Island (1945)

• Roland Drew as Carey Wells in Lady Gangster (1942)

• Willard Robertson as Lang in Each Dawn I Die (1939)

• Edward Pawley as Dale in Each Dawn I Die (1939)

• Maxie Rosenbloom as Fargo Red in Each Dawn I Die (1939)

• Willard Parker as Dick Whitewood in A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

• Edward G. Robinson as Remy Marco in A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

• James Cagney as Rocky Sullivan in Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)

• Murray Alper as Horace 'Red' Graham in Escape by Night (1937)

• Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff Charlie Thornton in Escape by Night (1937)

• Ward Bond as Peter 'Spudsy' Baker in Escape by Night (1937)

• William Hall as Nicholas 'Nick' Allen in Escape by Night (1937)

• Humphrey Bogart as 'Bugs' Fenner in Bullets or Ballots (1936)

• James Cagney as Brick Davis in G Men (1935)

• George 'Gabby' Hayes as Joe the watchman in Mystery Liner (1934)

• Vince Barnett as Studio Officer Gulliver in The Death Kiss (1932)

Television

• Tom Selleck as Commissioner Reagan in Blue Bloods. His model is a "Fitz Special". (2010-????)

• Sonny Stroyer as Deputy Enos Strate on The Dukes of Hazzard

• FBI Agent Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) (Episodes 1x18, 2x15), 'Tobias' (James Van Der Beek) (2x15), and a female 'unsub' (1x18) on Criminal Minds.

• Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)

Colt Commando

Colt Commando - 2" Barrel - .38 Special

Colt Commando - 4" Barrel - .38 Special

The Colt Commando was the military's adopted version of the Colt Official Police. The Commando was parkerized and outfitted with plain grips or subdued grips with the Colt logo in the plastic. It was issued during World War 2 to governmental agencies not involved directly in the frontline fighting.

Specifications:

• Calibers: .38 Special
• Length:
• Barrel Length: 2.00 inches, 4.00 inches, 5.00 inches,

The Colt Commando appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

• Ted de Corsia as Policeman Randy Kennan in The Killing (1956)