The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The following guns were used in the film The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!:

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Colt Detective Special

Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) uses a Colt Detective Special as his sidearm in the film.

Colt Detective Special - .38spl.

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Drebin fires his Colt Detective Special out the back window of the driver's ed car, which he commandeered to pursue a criminal.

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Drebin searches his house (with acrobatic flair!) with his Colt Detective Special drawn.

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Drebin draws his Detective Special during the Angel's ball game when he spots an assassin.

We also see a full ejector shroud model with the longer sight as the sidearm of Capt. Ed Hocken (George Kennedy). Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban) shows off his mind control watch to a friend, in which his assistant draws a full shroud Detective Special and tries to fire it at him, and puts the gun to her own head as well, only for it to be empty.

Colt Detective Special with full shroud - .38spl.

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Ludwig's assistant pulls a Detective Special out of a drawer.

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The assistant tries to fire the Detective Special at the man and herself. This appears to be fitted with a larger model's grips.

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Ludwig with the Detective Special while grinning over the success of his mind control watch.

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Capt. Hocken with his Detective Special drawn during the ball game.