Anyone think we've misidentified a lot of the Colt Det. Specials?

[Phoenixent]

I think he needs to check on the date of the films. The Agent was introduced in 1962 and was basically a Cobra with a shorten but and grips. Both the Agent and the Cobra were alloy framed revolvers hence the difference in the frame. The Colt Detective Special was first introduced in 1927 as a shorten Police Positive then the round but was introduced in 1933 and the ejector rod shroud in 1958.

At Ellis Mercantile we had about 30 Detective Specials, 6 Cobras, and 2 Agents in the inventory.