Colt's · Pistol
Colt Officers Model Match
Double action · .38 Special · introduced 1953
Also known as Officer's Model Match, Officers Model Match Fifth Issue
About the Colt Officers Model Match
The Colt Officers Model Match is a precision .38 Special double-action target revolver built on Colt's medium 'J' frame and produced from 1953 to 1969 as the fifth issue of the long-running Officers Model line. It features a heavy 6-inch barrel, an adjustable Accro rear sight paired with a Patridge front, Colt's first Target hammer, and fully checkered target grips. Long regarded as one of the finest target revolvers Colt ever made, it was also offered in .22 LR for rimfire competition.
The Officers Model Match was the gun that introduced two features Colt target shooters would obsess over for decades: the company's first Target hammer and its first fully checkered Target grips.
Colt Officers Model Match specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Double action
- Firing mechanism
- Double action single action
- Trigger
- Double action
- Calibres
- .38 Special
- Magazine capacity
- 6 rounds
- Magazine
- Internal
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 152 mm (6.0 in)
- Overall length
- 286 mm (11.3 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 1.08 kg (2.37 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Left hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 290 m/s (951 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 341 J (252 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 50 m
History
- Introduced
- 1953
- Discontinued
- 1969
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
Features
- Swing out cylinder
- Heavy barrel
- Adjustable accro rear sight
- Patridge front sight
- Target hammer
- Checkered target grips
Safety
- Rebound hammer
Distinct from the Colt Officer's ACP, a .45 ACP 1911-pattern semi-automatic pistol. This entry is the .38 Special double-action target revolver.
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