I Have This Old Gun: Colt Detective Special
One of the iconic revolvers of the early 20th century is Colt's compact Detective Special, which was not only seen in law-enforcement use but became popular on the commercial market and was featured widely in film noir from the 1930s until the 1950s. But the road to the Detective Special wasn't the typical route for a new firearm. Watch our "American Rifleman Television: I Have This Old Gun" segment above to hear the history of Colt's snub-nose .38 revolver. To watch complete segments of past episodes of American Rifleman TV, go to americanrifleman.org/videos/artv. For all-new episodes of ARTV, tune in Wednesday nights to Outdoor Channel 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. EST. Join NRA Today: https://membership.nra.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Rifle Association of America — https://bit.ly/32dwH2D NRA Publications — https://bit.ly/38GpKtj American Rifleman — https://bit.ly/39IW2E4 American Hunter — https://bit.ly/2HF0oAa NRA Women — https://bit.ly/3dxbgiD Shooting Sports USA — https://bit.ly/2wvFRvK
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