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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.

Hikaru Sulu uniwttingly imagined one into existence in the episode "Shore Leave", and claimed to have always wanted one for his collection.

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.


(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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