Cosmoline
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I've owned several Police Positive Specials over the years and always loved their frame design and excellent accuracy, but they're a bit long in the tooth for CCW so I don't usually hang onto them. The Detective Special is of course a shortened PPS, but getting one has presented two major problems. First of all, I won't buy old Colts on line because doing a hand inspection for timing problems is critical. Secondly, any DS I found in the flesh has been overpriced or badly abused. Finally I found a 50's era second generation DS with perfect timing and solid lockup. Price at three bills was reasonable. It appears to have been carried a lot and shot a little. I'm going to carry it with a Null holster.
The old Royal blue is still on most of it, though there are spots in the white from wear and a little cold blue touch up underneath.
The old Royal blue is still on most of it, though there are spots in the white from wear and a little cold blue touch up underneath.