The trade name of this revolver makes me chuckle. "Metropolitan Police" which was surely a marketing ploy even way back when this revolver was made. Which was in the middle 1920's and supposedly these were only made in the hundreds. Not so much a true police arm, more like something a trapper might carry. In .22 LR with the long, skinny barrel. An H&R police gun might actually be something with a short barrel in .38 S&W. Note the lack of a loading gate where the cartridges load into the chamber. Sometimes seen on older, inexpensive revolvers of this era.
One of my great uncles was a sheriff's deputy in Iowa. I was visiting my great aunt one time after he'd died and she showed me his duty gun. It was an Iver Johnson Target Sealed 8 ("Hammer the Hammer"), so a .22 revolver in the hands of a rural lawman isn't such a stretch.
Colt did make a revolver for police use called the Metropolitan Mark III, circa 1968-74. Basically, it was an Official Police with a heavy barrel. These were made in a new plant set up to utilize less labor in production.
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One of my great uncles was a sheriff's deputy in Iowa. I was visiting my great aunt one time after he'd died and she showed me his duty gun. It was an Iver Johnson Target Sealed 8 ("Hammer the Hammer"), so a .22 revolver in the hands of a rural lawman isn't such a stretch.
Colt did make a revolver for police use called the Metropolitan Mark III, circa 1968-74. Basically, it was an Official Police with a heavy barrel. These were made in a new plant set up to utilize less labor in production.
