Gun Review: Colt Detective Special revolver in .38 Spl

By Francis Borek

This old pony is still going strong. (Photo: Francis Borek)
At SHOT Show 2016, Kimber USA stole the headlines with the introduction of their K6s revolver. Personally, when I heard the murmurs that Kimber was planning to release a revolver, I was hoping they would be releasing clones of the old Colt revolvers such as the Python and Trooper. Not to be outdone however, only 12 months later, the firearms world was sent into a frenzy when a photo of an alleged magazine advertisement for a new Colt revolver was leaked to social media. Only a few days later, on January 1, did Colt confirm it was true. Colt was back in the double action revolver world.
The new revolver was the talk of the town during SHOT Show 2017 and they dug up the old ‘Cobra’ name, leading many to suspect that the other — more famous — snake guns were on the way.
Six shots might not be much, but it’s better than nothing. (Photo: Francis Borek)
The funny thing about the new Cobra is that it really isn’t a Cobra. The original Colt Cobra had an aluminum frame to make it an ultra lightweight carry piece. Though the new Cobra is

Source: Guns.com