![]() It was not unusual in those days for the Detective Special to be as much a badge of office as the actual police badge, and detectives often opened their coat to show the gun to identify themselves instead of showing their badge. ![]() The Detective Special became so identified with law enforcement that it was known on the street as "a cop gun" and anyone carrying it was assumed to be a policeman. Colt decided that this new version should have it's own name and in a stroke of genius, the gun was named the Colt Detective Special.įor the next 50 years that was exactly what it was: the preferred revolver for police detectives, undercover officers, and off duty policemen.ĭuring those years the vast majority of police officers owned a Colt Detective Special. In 1927 Colt decided to offer the Police Positive Special with a 2 inch barrel. ![]() The Police Positive Special was made with a variety of barrel lengths in the early 1900's with the shortest standard length being 4 inches. The Police Positive Special action was made almost unchanged from 1907 to 1995. ![]() This was one of Colt's most popular designs and was used for more versions and models than any other Colt double action revolver. In the early 1900's Colt developed a small frame revolver known as the Police Positive Special.
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