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Photo From: TJ Parmele - Album: Handguns--Classic or Antique

Description: Colt Detective Special Uploaded: 3/6/2012 by TJ Parmele
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(3/21/2023) Mark Freburg wrote: I never owned one of these but I always thought these were one of THE most appealing of the snubs. The six shot cylinder helps. Why people flock to the S&W K-frames over the Colts boggles my mind....
(3/21/2023) TJ Parmele wrote: I have 3 of these Colt Detective Specials. They aren't cheap to acquire. I lucked into a buddy deal on one where I paid $350 and drove 4 hours round trip to pick it up. The others have been $500 and above and that was over 10 years ago. Whereas K-Frames... I've picked up for under $200 that were mechanically pristine. Add the fact that these are easier to find someone to work on them and those are the main reasons, IMHO.