Colt special detective revolver, 1927, is also a famous type 38 special revolver in history. The gun has undergone several versions of improvement, but mainly in some details.

abstract

Colt revolver for detectives of American Colt Company is one of the most famous short-tube revolvers in the world. Because its barrel is short and thick, people call it a "lion nose" revolver. For a long time, Colt special detective revolver has been favored by police, private detectives and even criminals.

In 1899, Smith &; Wei Sen Company introduced the 38 special bullet, which has greater kinetic energy and better stopping effect than the previous .38 bullet. Smith and Wei Sen also introduced military and police revolvers using this bullet, which later evolved into today's M 10 revolver.

be born

At Smith &; Shortly before the birth of Wei Sen military police revolver, Colt introduced Colt special police revolver and ordinary police revolver, which are basically the same, except that the runner of special police revolver is longer to adapt to 38 special bullets.

1927, colt company changed the barrel to 5 1mm on the basis of colt's ordinary police revolver, and changed the original "new police bullet" to 38 special bullets, which was called colt's special detective revolver.

Specific model

During the production period of 68 years (in fact, it is not a complete 68 years, 1986- 1993 was temporarily discontinued), a total of 4 colt special detective revolvers were produced.

The first model is 1927- 1946, which is basically similar to Colt's ordinary police revolver, but adopts short barrel and long revolver parts. Its total length 175mm, barrel length 5 1mm, total gun mass 0.67kg and ammunition capacity 6 rounds. The first one uses a goose-shaped trigger retainer and a walnut handle guard.

Its crosshair is half-moon, and the thickness of the crosshair is thicker as it goes down. 1933 The original square grip design was changed to arc design, which improved the firing speed. Later, other caliber models were added, but the 38 special caliber was the most popular. In addition to the standard 5 1mm barrel model, the 38 special edition also has a 76mm barrel model, but it is not very popular.

The second product is 1947- 1972, which mainly lengthens the shell-withdrawing rod, and adds anti-skid lines to the head of the shell-withdrawing rod, so that the thickness of the sight is changed to be consistent from top to bottom, and the sight is also changed to a slope sight. In addition, the wheel lock button on the wheel seat is changed to a smooth design, and the anti-slip pattern of the trigger is changed to a groove. There are two types of handle guards, namely plastic guards and walnut guards.

The third product is 1973- 1986. A protective cover was added outside the shell-withdrawing rod, the firing mechanism was also improved, and the grip was changed to a large one. After 1986, Colt special detective revolver was temporarily discontinued. The fourth paragraph is the product of 1993- 1995. The basic design is the same as the third paragraph, except for the rubber handle protective sleeve version.

Variant product

On the basis of Colt's special detective revolver, Colt also introduced revolvers such as banker revolver and cobra revolver. In addition, Fitzgerald, an employee of the company, modified about 100 detective special revolver on the basis of Colt special detective revolver.

In this modified version, the front part of the trigger holder is cut off, and the exposed part of the hammer is removed, thus improving the shell ejection lever. Due to the low output, Special Detective Fitz revolver has become a popular collection.

Colt special detective revolver is very popular in novels and film and television works. According to incomplete statistics, it has appeared in at least 157 movies, which can be described as brilliant.

parameter

Colt special detective revolver? data

Caliber 0.38 inch

Bomb Type 38 Special Bomb

The total length of the gun is mostly175 mm.

The barrel length is mostly 51mm.

The mass of the whole gun is 0.67kg

The bomb load is 6 rounds.

The effective range is 50 meters.

Equip the target criminal police or detective.