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[[File:38special.jpg|thumb|A .38 Special handgun]]
A police Special is a specific type of .38 revolver, an Earth weapon used primarily in the 20th century. As hand-held weapons became more advanced, the revolving action of this pistol becam obsolete.
 
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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.
   
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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}})
[[Hikaru Sulu]] uniwttingly imagined one into existence in the episode "Shore Leave", and claimed to have always wanted one for his collection.
 
   
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==External link==
The same pistol was used by Captain Kirk to slay [[The Black Knight]] as he made a charge for [[Captain Kirk]] and [[Mr. Spock]] on the planet's surface.
 
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* {{wikipedia|.38 Special}}
   
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[[Category:Hand-held weapons]]
 
(Interestingly enough, Sulu fired 4 shots with the revolver, followed by 3 firedby Kirk, making a total of seven shots from this "six-shooter".)
 

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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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