The Colt New Police is a single and/or double action .32 Colt Long or Short Caliber, six shot revolver. It was manufactured from 1896 to 1905 by Colt Firearms of Hartford, CT. The sights on the weapon were fixed. It could be purchased with a two and a half inch, four inch, or six inch barrel. It could be purchased with a blued or nickel finish and hard rubber grips. It was selected by New York City, NY (NYPD) Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt in 1896 to be the first standard issue pistol for NYPD officers.