I’ve owned two .38 S&W’s x 50 years with the 5-shot snub as my carry. I’m really, really good up to 7 yards. After that, it’s run for the hills!!
This has been the preferred handgun of my family. My grandfather used his as a merchant policeman. Unfortunately, it was lost long ago in a boating accident.
My father always said that the .38 special round had extra charge so that the bullet impact would knock down the target.
I want one
I think it became fashionable At some point to sneer at the .38 and they’ve gotten a bad rad rap. For close up self defense, Mano-a-Mano, a modern 38 snubby is an excellent weapon.
Being from Hartford and rode my by Colt often as a kid,I picked up a Police Positive in a gun store on Sample I believe in Pompano back in the 80”s
Nice little piece. Has an ID in the butt “YPD” I never knew what the referred to, maybe Yonkers PD ?
The wooden grips have indentations where it looks like some one used it for a hammer to hang pictures or sent home finishing nails.
I am sure there is someones skull DNA on there to.
Glad I bought it for under 100.
Hope its gone up in val.
Back in 71 or 72 two guys tried to stick up a bank in Wahington Hts NY. An RMP responded. The bank robbers were each armed with an M16. A bunch had been stolen from a NY Natl Guard armory. The two NYPD cops engaged the gunmen. Both were wounded,one seriously. They fired 18 rounds from the Colt .38s and scored 12 hits, mortally wounding both perps.
LOL - check out this vid Hickok 45 just posted today: https://youtu.be/8lFUAc1sNHg
When we were kids my Dad had a .38 detective special that he kept in the night stand.