In the vein of pre-war craftsmanship in target revolvers, my focus is on Colt stuff. Read the literature of the era, American Rifleman, books, etc. and you'll come away with the feeling that Colt ruled the roost with their Officer's Models. Certainly debatable, as it has been for 80 years, but the public record doesn't lie.

My 1935 .22 Officer's Model, lettered as being sold to a Captain Frank, Quincy, CA, which I took delivery of a couple weeks ago:

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Joined its stablemates .32 and .38:

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