These Cop & Thug gripped New Police revolvers are admittedly among the most attractive antique Colts and are very scarce. Less than 4,000 are believed to have been manufactured between 1882 and 1886. This example has the shorter 2 1/4 inch barrel with the two-line address on top, faint etched panel on the left marked "COLT HOUSE 41", a fixed round blade front sight and correctly no ejector on the right. The grips have "COLT" at the top and a police officer restraining a thug's knife armed hand while pointing a Colt revolver at his chest at the bottom.

Fine, retains 60% plus of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to a smooth brown-grey patina and faint etched panel. The chocolate-brown grips are very fine with a few scattered light handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.