In all, there were four generations of the Detective Special by the time production ended. Later issues of this handgun had a less distinct appearance. The round butt was first produced in 1933 and the extractor was shortened and shrouded about 1958. It had an unshrouded ejector rod housing which gave it a distinct and unmistakable silouette with its square butt. The original square butt configuration was the most common revolver shown in detective movies during the late 20’s through the early 50’s though the first issue (generation) was only manufactured for about 10 years. – Jim Wilson, writing in the May, 2003, “Shooting Times: They called them FitzGerald Specials, and many savvy gunmen preferred them for fighting guns. In fact, FitzGerald went even further and bobbed the hammerspurs and cut out the front of the trigger guards in an attempt to make a real speed gun. FitzGerald, a Colt shooter, began to cut the Police Positive guns down to two inches for use as belly guns. The Detective Special models were also available in other calibers. The cylinder rotates clockwise, unlike Smith & Wesson revolvers. (Some models with 3-inch barrels can also be found.) It is a classic-style, swing out cylinder, double action compact revolver with fixed blade front sight and notch-style rear sights and full lenght ejector rod. 38 Special cartridge fed from a 6-shot cylinder and had a 2-inch barrel.
32 caliber, the most common of the Colt Detective Specials were chambered for the. It proved very popular and over 1.5 million were produced in several models by the time production finally ended in 1986.
It was designed for ease of carry and concealment. The Colt Detective Special was an American DA/SA revolver first produced in 1927 as a shortened version of the Police Positive Special handgun.
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