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Colt Police Positive VS Colt Detective Special

Head to Head Comparison

Colt Police Positive

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82%

Critic Rating

3 Reviews

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50%

User Rating

0 Reviews

Colt Detective Special

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84%

Critic Rating

2 Reviews

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50%

User Rating

0 Reviews

50 MOA

Accuracy

50 MOA

N/A

Damage

N/A

N/A

Range

N/A

N/A

Recoil Velocity

N/A

N/A

Capacity

6 rounds

N/A

Mobility

N/A

50

Ergonomics

50

50

Fit & Finish

50

50

Reliability

50

MSRP:

$655.52

Used Price:

$655.52

New Price:

$728.36

MSRP:

$1281.92

Used Price:

$1281.92

New Price:

$1424.35

Gun Specifications

Specifications

Colt Police Positive

Colt Detective Special

Action

Single/Double

Capacity

6

Gun Type

Revolver

Gun Stats

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Colt Detective Special

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Gun Descriptions

Vintage Colt Police positive 38 Special collectable revolver. The barrel length is 5 inches. It has some bluing wear. It has a front blade sight and rear groove sight. Please refer to the pictures for more details, however is in good working conditions.

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.

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