1965 Colt Detective Special
	The Colt Detective Special was first produced in 1927 and last produced in 1995. A derivative of the old Colt Police Positive, it was produced to meet the market demand for a gun that was easily concealed.
1995 Colt Detective Special
	The guns were produced in .32 and .38 caliber. The gun pictured on the left here, is one of the last produced in 1995. It's caliber is .38 Special and it is "unfired", but remains loaded with .38 +P ammo, should the need arise. I have the cardboard box, blue plastic case and all original paperwork. This gun spent the first ten years of its life in the box and in a safe, until I purchased it in 2005.

Gun Collecting: .38 Colt Detective Special

The Colt Detective Special morphed through four (4) variations (or series) in its almost seventy years;

1) First series Detective Specials were manufactured from 1927 to 1946, with square butt grip frames through 1933 and round butt grip frames thereafter.

2) Second variation Detective Special revolvers were manufactured from 1947 to 1972. Available calibers were .32 New Police, .38 New Police or .38 Special. Two or three inch barrels were available. Second variation grips were made of plastic from 1947 to 1954 and wood grips were used thereafter. Wrap-around wood grips were introduced in 1966.

3) Third variation Detective Specials were manufactured from 1973 to 1986 in .38 Special only. These third variation models introduced the full shrouded ejector rod.

4) Fourth variation Colt Detective Special revolvers were manufactured from 1993 to 1995.

Colt's Detective Special: .38 caliber, Double Action, six shot revolver.