The film would be director massimo dallamanos last film as he died on november 4, 1976. Colt 38 special squad was filmed at cinestudi dear in rome and on location in turin. Released in italy as quelli della calibro 38 those of the 38 caliber, colt 38 special squad was the last film directed by massimo dallamano and is a noholdsbarred poliziotteschi thats an. This is a colt commando that was produced during wwii in. The grips are not original but that would not devaluate the price considering the condition and datelimited run. Fans of motorcycle exhaust, dangerous crashes, colt.
Barrels range from 4 up to 6 in length, and are adorned with a vnotch rear sight. Sell your colt 38 special for free today on gunsamerica. Colts manufacturing company firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers. Most army specials that i have seen were in either. Colt 38 special squad was released in italy on july 24, 1976 where it was distributed by p. The largest permitted handgun calibers in the republic of mexico are. The joker colt 1911 pistol 3d printed and painted as shown.
Colt 38 special squad 1976 director massimo dallamanos poliziotteschi, colt 38 special squad, begins with a bulletblazing gun battle between the police and a band of bad guys armed with highpowered artillery and big, bristly mustaches. The round can be fired in 38 special revolvers, but the 38 special should never be fired in a 38 long colt. Colt 38 special squad 1976, italy is an italian crime film directed by massimo dallamano. Colt commando 38 special the firearms forum the buying. My values, which are my own and others can differ, is if i have a highcondition gun that is semivaluable, ill leave it stock and shoot it a little bit once in a while. In addition to the tighter tolerances we expect to find in colt gold cup national match pistols colt decided to eliminate the potential accuracy problems that can be created by the normal browning recoil operation by eliminating it. Considered one of the holy grails of colt 1911 collecting are those special prewar. The colt commando special was made on the colt small frame. Best movies like colt 38 special squad bestsimilar. Remove the magazine by pressing the magazine catch. Massimo dallamanos colt 38 special squad was a pretty cool one. Quelli della calibro 38 colt 38 special squad 1976.
When his wife is kidnapped by a local crime lord ivan rassimov, a determined police captain marcel bozzuffi forms his own squad of rogue cops, each of whom wields a. If you like colt 38 special squad you are looking for movies about with criminal underworld, hostage, police corruption, martial arts, kung fu, motorcycle and violence themes of drama, action and crime genre shot in italy. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that. The mission, of course, is to rescue the captains wife but the conflict soon explodes into a citywide spree of violent crime. Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
Colt 38 special squad on dvd 882853003090 from no shame films. After removing magazine, look to see that there is no cartridge left in the chamber. Some were capandball conversions, others small pocket pistols. Turn barrel bushing to the right until the plug is. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of. During the strike, colt didnt have enough personnel who could do top quality polishing, so they put these people on the top of the line guns like the python and brought out a series of guns. The round virtually disappeared when smith and wesson invented the more effective 38 special. Released in italy as quelli della calibro 38 those of the 38 caliber, colt 38 special squad was the last film directed by massimo dallamano and is a noholdsbarred poliziotteschi that s an absolute winner on all fronts.
Mostly serious in tone but filled with impressive action, some great stunts and effective violence this was a very entertaining watch. Rent colt 38 special squad 1978 starring marcel bozzuffi and ivan rassimov on dvd and bluray. Cowboy ammo 38 long colt cowboy action rounds for sale. A customer brought this gun into my local gun shop and was looking for ammo to feed it. This is an excellent example of a very scarce early prewar colt super 38 automatic pistol, that was sold to the st. In the city of turin, captain vanni marcel bozzuffi is desperately trying to apprehend the vicious crime boss marsiglese a. In the condition yours is in, it is blue booked at 16501900 dollars.
The colt detective special was an american dasa revolver first produced in 1927 as a shortened version of the police positive special handgun. It was manufactured in 1902 and its serial number range is 229,000. Americas ultimate shooting sports discounter search field. Dallamano took this genre seriously and thankfully avoids most of the idiocy inherent among other films of the italian motorcycle cop subgenre. Colt combat commander 38 super series 70 1911forum. The first guns were probably ready for sale by december of 1903.
This is a replica gun prop of the jokers colt 1911 pistol as seen in the suicide squad movie. I always love ivan rassimov and he once again plays a great cruel bad guy here. Colt 38 special squad 1976,quelli della calibro 38 1976. The commando special was a model offered by colt during the big colt strike of the mid1980s. What is the history and value of a colt army special 38. Staring ivan rassimov, carole andre, riccardo salvino and marcel bozzuffi. Later, colt decided to modify their guns to accept the. When a customer ordered a super match, they received a right out of the box target pistol equipped with a smooth handhoned action, selected match barrel and patridge sights all for an. Grips were black hard rubber with molded in checkering and colt logos until 1923 when checkered walnut with silver colt medallions became standard. What is the history and value of a colt army special 38 revolver with a 5 inch barrel serial 356656 if the grips are chipped and the front sight is bent but it is otherwise in good working order. The colt army special is a family of doubleaction sixshot revolvers available in a variety of calibers. Watch trailer available dvds press kit soundtrack bluray releases. A randomly comprehensive survey of extraordinary movie experiences from the art house to the grindhouse, featuring the good, the bad, the ugly, but not the boring or the banal. This is a common misconception though often repeated.
The detective special is an old gun, yet it still manages to keep up in this world of wonder pocket pistols due to the demand for small pistols. When his wife is kidnapped by a local crime lord, a determined police captain forms his own squad of rogue cops, each of whom wields a. During that period roughly 37,000 pistols were manufactured mainly for commercial sales although some foreign and u. Colt 38 special squad the grindhouse cinema database. The finish and grips show very little wear or damage. It was introduced in the early to mid1870s for several types of colt revolvers. This beautiful pistol is complete with an original maroon shipping box that is correctly marked colt automatic pistol super 38 on the label and includes the original test target and. The only lawful importer of firearms and ammunition in mexico is the sedena.
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