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The .38 Special was the standard service cartridge for the majority of United States police departments from the 1920s to the 1990s. It was also a common sidearm cartridge used by United States military personnel in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. In other parts of the world, it is known by its metric designation ...
Double-action revolver. Feed system. 5, 6, or 7 round cylinder. Sights. Fixed. The Taurus Judge is a five-shot revolver designed and produced by Taurus International, chambered for .410 bore shot shells and the .45 Colt cartridge. Taurus promotes the Judge as a self-defense tool against carjacking and for home protection.
The New Nambu M60 (ニューナンブM60) is a double-action revolver chambered in .38 Special based upon Smith & Wesson -style designs. [3] It was designed and produced by Shin-Chuō Industries, later merged with Minebea. "New Nambu" was named after Kijirō Nambu, a notable firearm designer and the founder of Shin-Chuō Industries.
The Colt Python is a double action/single action revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. It was first introduced in 1955 by the Colt's Manufacturing Company. [1] Pythons have a reputation for accuracy, smooth trigger pull, and a tight cylinder lock-up. [2] Pythons, built on Colt's large I-frame, are similar in size and function to the ...
Colt Police Positive Special: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company ... Smith & Wesson Model 317 kit gun: ... .38 Special: 6-7
Model 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 same as model 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 but 3.25-inch barrel and 7-shot cylinder (5,000 were manufactured between 1878 and 1883) Model 3 + 1 ⁄ 2.38 rimfire Caliber 3.5-inch barrel, 5-shot cylinder (1,000 were manufactured) Model 1880 Double Action.32 S&W, or .38 S&W cal; 5- or 6- shot.
A Colt Detective Special and a Smith & Wesson Model 36 snubnosed revolvers. A snubnosed revolver (colloquially known as a snubbie, belly gun, or bulldog revolver) is a small, medium, or large frame revolver with a short barrel, generally less than 3 inches in length. Smaller such revolvers are often made with "bobbed" or "shrouded" hammers and ...
The .38 Short Colt, also known as .38 SC, is a heeled bullet cartridge intended for metallic cartridge conversions of the cap and ball Colt 1851 Navy Revolver from the American Civil War era. [ 1 ] Later, this cartridge was fitted with a 0.358-inch (9.1 mm) diameter inside-lubricated bullet in the 125–135 grains (8.1–8.7 g) range.