Colt Detective Special 38 Special. Rare 3 Inch Barrel. Royal Blue. Excellent Condition. MJ COLLECTION
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Colt Detective Special 38 Special. Rare 3 Inch Barrel. Royal Blue. Excellent Condition. MJ COLLECTION
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DOM 1974
The Colt
Detective Special is a carbon steel framed double-action short-barreled revolver, and is an example of a class of firearms known to gun enthusiasts as "snubnosed", "snubbies", or "belly guns". As the name "Detective Special" suggests, this model revolver was used as a concealed weapon by plainclothes police detectives.
Introduced in 1927, the Detective Special was one of the first short-barreled revolvers produced with a modern swing-out frame. It was designed from the outset to be chambered for higher-powered cartridges such as the .38 Special, considered to be a powerful caliber for a concealable pocket revolver of the day.
From its introduction, the Detective Special used Colt's ‘Positive Safety Lock’ (hammer block), first featured on the Police Positive; the mechanism interposes a bar between hammer and frame until the trigger is pulled, preventing accidental discharge if the hammer is struck (e.g., if a dropped gun falls onto its hammer) with the trigger forward.[4] First and early Second Series Detective Specials are becoming highly sought after by collectors, particularly if they are in prime condition and still have the famous Colt "Royal Blue" finish.
The standard barrel length was 2 inches, but also a (rare) three-inch-barrel was offered during the Second and Third Series.[1]
SPECIFICATIONS
MAKE: COLT
MODEL: DETECTIVE SPECIAL
3 INCH BBL
ROYAL BLUE
38 SPECIAL
RUBBER GRIPS, GOLD MEDALLION
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