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[[File:38special.jpg|thumb|A .38 Special handgun]]
 
[[File:38special.jpg|thumb|A .38 Special handgun]]
'''.38 Police Special''' is a phrase used by [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] to describe a [[projectile weapon|revolver]] he found while on [[shore leave]] on the [[Omicron Delta]] [[Shore Leave Planet]].
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A '''.38 Police Special''' or simply '''.38 Special''' is a solid [[projectile weapon]] made specially for [[police]] and [[law]] enforcement [[officer]]s on [[Earth]] issued in the [[20th century]]. Despite its name, the caliber of the [[weapon]] is 0.357 inches.
   
Sulu, an avid historic [[gun]] collector, decided to have some fun by discharging the [[weapon]], alerting the attention of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Spock]]. Kirk later on used it to "[[death|kill]]" the [[Black Knight]] when [[phaser]]s weren't working. ({{TOS|Shore Leave}})
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[[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] professed to be an avid historic [[gun]] collector. While on [[shore leave]] on the [[Omicron Delta]] [[Shore Leave Planet]], Sulu found a .38 Special lying on the ground, after which he decided to have some fun by discharging the weapon, alerting the attention of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and [[Spock]]. Kirk later on used it to "[[death|kill]]" the [[Black Knight]] when [[phaser]]s weren't working. ({{TOS|Shore Leave}})
 
.38 Special was a popular size of revolver and pistol cartridges<ref>Despite the name, the caliber of the bullet is 0.357 inches and the cartridge case is .38 inches.</ref> on [[Earth]] throughout the [[20th century]], and revolvers in this caliber were especially common for [[police]] and [[law]] enforcement [[officer]]s, as alluded to by Sulu. However, no handgun ever had the specific name of ".38 Police Special", though there were revolvers designed for police use with similar names such as the Colt Official Police and the Colt Police Positive. The Internet Movie Firearms Database identifies Sulu's revolver as a Smith & Wesson Model 10,<ref>[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series IMFDB on ''Star Trek: The Original Series'']</ref> sometimes also known as the Smith & Wesson Military & Police.<ref>{{wikipedia|Smith & Wesson Model 10}}</ref>
 
   
 
==External link==
 
==External link==
 
* {{wikipedia|.38 Special}}
 
* {{wikipedia|.38 Special}}
   
==Footnotes==
 
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[[Category:Hand-held weapons]]
 
[[Category:Hand-held weapons]]

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File:38special.jpg

A .38 Special handgun

A .38 Police Special or simply .38 Special is a solid projectile weapon made specially for police and law enforcement officers on Earth issued in the 20th century. Despite its name, the caliber of the weapon is 0.357 inches.

Lieutenant Sulu professed to be an avid historic gun collector. While on shore leave on the Omicron Delta Shore Leave Planet, Sulu found a .38 Special lying on the ground, after which he decided to have some fun by discharging the weapon, alerting the attention of Captain Kirk and Spock. Kirk later on used it to "kill" the Black Knight when phasers weren't working. (TOS: "Shore Leave")

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