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Fitz Special. John Henry Fitzgerald, an employee of Colt Firearms from 1918 to 1944, first came up with the Fitz Special snubnosed revolver concept around the mid-1920s, when he modified a .38 Special Colt Police Positive Special revolver, [5] by shortening the barrel to two inches (5.1 cm), shortening the ejector rod, bobbing the hammer spur, rounding the butt, and removing the front half of ...
The serial number of this pistol is located under the dust cover on the frame, on the barrel, and on the slide. The bolt of an Arisaka military rifle, which carries identifiers matching the main serial number which is on the receiver. A gun serial number is a unique identifier assigned to a singular firearm. [A]
The Colt M13 Aircrewman was an ultra-lightweight version of the Detective Special constructed of aluminum alloy, and made from 1951 to 1957 for use by United States Air Force aircrews. They are distinguished by the Air Force medallion in place of the Colt medallion on the checkered wooden grips, as well as a cylinder made of aluminum alloy.
Colt Police Positive-revolver in .32 Colt New Police with a 6" barrel. This is a right-handed model. The Police Positive Special was an iterative improvement of Colt's earlier Police Positive model, the only differences being a slightly lengthened cylinder and elongated and strengthened frame to allow the chambering of the longer, more powerful .32-20 Winchester and .38 Special cartridges. [3]
Stamping of model serial number at 125000 36: 1962: Internal hammer alteration at serial 295000 to mainspring rod junction changed from ball and socket to fork and pin 36: 1966: Thumb piece changed from 3rd style to flat latch for standard latch 36-1: 1967: 3” heavy barrel, changed to forked mainspring strut 36-1: 1968: Delete diamond grip 36 ...
Apart from the USA, the ICAC of Hong Kong issued the revolver for replacement of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver and the Colt Detective Special to the Arms Issued Officers, which they replaced in late 2005 with Glock and SIG Sauer semi-automatic pistols. The Model 65 is used by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Colt New Service: Revolver United States: 356,000 M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: Automatic rifle: 351,679 Lee–Metford: Bolt-action rifle United Kingdom: 350,000 Colt Model 1849 Pocket: Revolver United States: 350,000 [52] Modèle 1892 revolver: Revolver France: 350,000 MAC Mle 1950: Semi-automatic pistol 341,900 MAS 1873 revolver: Revolver ...
Colt Army Model 1860; Colt Buntline; Colt Cobra; Colt Detective Special; Colt Diamondback; Colt Dragoon Revolver; Colt House Revolver; Colt King Cobra; Colt M1861 Navy; Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1889; Colt M1892; Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver; Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top; Colt Model 1905 Marine Corps; Colt New Line; Colt New ...