Colt Officers Model Match
Colt's Manufacturing Company · Pistol · Discontinued · 1953
Also known as: Officer's Model Match, Officers Model Match Fifth Issue
Overview
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.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 1077 g (38.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 286 mm (11.26") |
| Barrel Length | 152 mm (5.98") |
| Action Type | Double Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Double Action Single Action |
| Trigger Type | Double Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 6 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 290 m/s (951 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 341 J (252 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Left Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .38 Special · primary — also known as .38 Spl, .38 S&W Special, 9x29mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Six Round Swing Out Cylinder
- Safety mechanisms: Rebound Hammer
- Features: Swing Out Cylinder, Heavy Barrel, Adjustable Accro Rear Sight, Patridge Front Sight, Target Hammer, Checkered Target Grips
Service history
Operators
- Competitive target shooters
Production
Production years: 1953-1969
Fifth and final issue of the Officers Model target-revolver lineage that began in 1904
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Discontinued: 1969
Notes
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.
Background
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.