Download or read book Variations of Colt's New Model Police and Pocket Breech Loading Pistols written by John D. Breslin and published by . This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A type-by-type guide to what collectors call Small Frame Colt Conversions. Seven basic types are documented, described and fully illustrated with production programs, quantities given and serial number ranges. Findings based on extensive research of previously unexamined Colt factory records and other key documents. Authors conclude that many so-called conversions were actually originally made as cartridge pistols and not converted from percussion.