After getting its nose bloodied by Smith & Wesson in 1898 with its Hand Ejector Model, Colt hurried to add a device to allow ... These were named the Police Positive Special. Colt’s D-frame ...

The Colt Police Positive Special, off of which the Colt Detective Special was designed. ... The third issue, featuring a shrouded ejector rod, ran from 1973 to 1986.