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[[File:38special.jpg|thumb|A .38 Special handgun]]
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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}})
A '''police special''' is a specific type of [[projectile weapon]], a [[Human]] weapon used primarily in the [[20th century]].
 
   
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[[Hikaru Sulu]] unwittingly imagined one into existence while on the [[Shore Leave Planet]], and claimed to have always wanted one for his collection. [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]] later used the same pistol to slay the [[Black Knight]] as it started to make a charge for him and [[Spock]]. ({{TOS|Shore Leave}})
 
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:''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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