Quick Guide to D-Frame Colt Revolvers

This is an incomplete (work-in-progress) list of Colt's postwar D frame revolvers. Colt's D frame revolvers are larger than the Smith & Wesson J-Frame, but smaller than their K Frame. The benefits of this is that it fits a little more security in your hand, and has six rounds. Colt revolvers carry a substaintial premium to their S&W counterparts.

 

• Police Positive Special ($400 -$1,000) - all steel blued version, D frame .38, usually with a 4" barrel. Many pre-war models are on the less expensive end.
• Detective Special ($900 - $1,000) - similar to the Police Postive Special, but  with a  2" barrel
• Colt Diamondback ($2,000 - $2,500) - Same frame as the Police Positive Special, but nice finish. Barrell lengths of 2.5", 4" or 6"
• Colt Cobra -($1,100) Has an aluminum frame, available in 2", 3", or 4" barrel
• Colt Agent - ($900 - $1,000)  a budget version of the Cobra Cobra, featuring a less highly polished blue finish and smaller, simplified grips