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Roger Hull

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May 26, 2001, 8:51:49 AM5/26/01
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Hi, good people:

I have a new model Colt Detective Special, 2". .38 special. This is
the one that comes with the rubber wrap-around grip from Colt. I just saw a
holster advertised that knocks my socks off, but can't tell if it fits my gun.
The ad says "J-frame revolvers with or without hammer". Going thru the books,
I see both Colt and S&W make "J-frames". Is this an industry standard for
sizing, or does each manufacturer have his own system? And, most importantly,
will a "J-frame" holster accept my Colt?
Puzzled in Vegas.

Roger
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okole

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May 27, 2001, 8:36:12 AM5/27/01
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J frame S&W's are not the same as Colts. The detective special is on the D
frame. That being said, my detective special fits my" Bianchi #5
Blackshadow" holster very well, including the thumbsnap. The holster is
marked for S&W J frame revolvers. I have another holster that just says "for
small frame revolvers with 2inch bbls" and it also works fine with both my
Colt and my S&W M36.

Grant Cunningham

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May 27, 2001, 8:47:27 AM5/27/01
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Roger Hull wrote:

# I have a new model Colt Detective Special, 2". .38 special. This is
# the one that comes with the rubber wrap-around grip from Colt. I just saw a
# holster advertised that knocks my socks off, but can't tell if it fits my gun.
# The ad says "J-frame revolvers with or without hammer". Going thru the books,
# I see both Colt and S&W make "J-frames". Is this an industry standard for
# sizing, or does each manufacturer have his own system? And, most importantly,
# will a "J-frame" holster accept my Colt?

Short answer: No and No.

There is no standard nomenclature for frame sizes; the S&W "J" frame is
a small 5-shot model, while the Colt "J" frame is a large 6-shot gun
(approximately the size as a S&W 686, which they call an "L" frame.)
Colt refers to the Detective Special as a "D" frame, which is closer is
size to a S&W "K" frame, but not quite. Confused yet?

Bottom line: a holster to fit the S&W 5-round J frames will not fit a
Colt 6-shot "D" frame.

-=[ grant ]=-

okole

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May 28, 2001, 7:34:29 AM5/28/01
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You obviously have no experience with either gun Grant.

Hoss

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Jun 2, 2001, 11:40:20 AM6/2/01
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Colt D frame holsters have become more rare in most holster product lines, I
would suggest a S&W K frame holster, they fit very well, you will probably
not be able to get the gun to squeeze into a J frame holster.
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