Detective Special | |
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A Colt Detective Special, Fourth Series, with rubber grips and a shrouded ejector rod | |
Type | Revolver |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Colt |
Produced | First Series: 1927–1946 Second Series: 1947–1972 Third Series: 1973–1986 Fourth Series: 1993–1996 |
Variants | Fitz Special Banker's Special Commando Special Colt Magnum Carry |
Specifications | |
Mass | 21 oz. |
Length | 63⁄4 in (2 inch), 73⁄4 in (3 inch) |
Barrel length | 2 inch, 3 inch |
Cartridge | .32 New Police .38 New Police .38 Special |
Action | Double-action |
Feed system | 6-roundcylinder |
Sights | Fixed open sights |
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Design development[edit]
The Fitz Special[edit]
The Detective Special[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghAyoob, Massad (15 March 2010). 'The Colt Detective Special'. Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World. Iola, wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 55–63. ISBN1-4402-1458-1.
- ^ abhttps://gatdaily.com/gun-review-colt-detective-special-revolver-38-spl/ Gun Review: Colt Detective Special revolver in .38 Spl
- ^https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2012/4/20/the-fitz-special/ The Fitz Special by Gary Paul Johnston, April 20, 2012
- ^FindArticles.com | CBSi
- ^https://www.guns.com/2015/09/02/fitz-colt-snub-nosed-revolver-benchmark/ The Fitz Colt: The snub-nosed revolver benchmark 9/02/15 by Chris Eger
- ^Fjestad, SP: Blue Book of Gun Values, 29th Edition; Blue Book Publications, Inc., Minneapolis, 2008
- ^Trzoniec, Stanley W. (1986). 'Colt's Detective Special'. American Handgunner. 21 (2).
- ^ abColt Detective SpecialArchived January 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/this-old-gun-colt-detective-special/
- ^Colt Detective Special Owners Manual. Hartford, Connecticut: Colt's Manufacturing. 1994. p. 12.
- ^Sugiura, Hisaya (September 2015). 'Pistols of the Japanese police in the postwar era'. Gun Professionals. Hobby Japan: 72–79.
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