Unfortunately, the police load as delivered was regarded as overpowered by most law enforcement agencies, many of whom were still using .38 Special revolvers.

For these reasons, the FBI used the cavalry draw when they were equipped with short .38 Special revolvers.

I reached down into one of my boots lying by the bed and came up with my .38 Special revolver.

Better to take the cost of new guns and retrain the officers to shoot well with the six-shot .38 Special revolvers.

However, Oswald was reportedly arrested carrying a non-automatic .38 Special revolver.

He carried a gun for self-defense, usually a snub-nosed .38 Special revolver.

Using an eight-shot .38 Special revolver, he put all eight rounds on a target in one second flat.

Tracer ammo for my .38 Special revolver.

Colt .38 caliber 6 inch barrel Official Police Special revolver was used up until 1967.

Then he went to the bottom drawer of the bureau and brought out a small, snub-nosed .38 Police Special revolver.