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What the hell is an "detective special"? Plainclothes police detectives often carried snub-nosed six-shot revolvers with an two to three inch barrel. One of the frequent names attached to the BR handgun is "detective special".
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What Do We Call This Iconic Sci-Fi Weapon? In this blogpost, I will be using all common names and labels associated with Deckard's handgun. On a personal note, the very first time I was on the internet back in late 1996 at a junior college in Oklahoma the first thing I ever typed into a primitive search engine was to locate more information on Rick Deckard's weapon. The M2019 PKD Detective Special is one of the most iconic sci-fi weapons of all time.and while the impact of the weapon is without a doubt, the history of the BLADE RUNNER gun is shrouded in mystery and conjecture. This passion caused us to pause old VHS copy of BLADE RUNNERmore times than we could count, and inspirited the legions of fans to create art, homebrew props replicas, and fan-fiction (including me!). While not military science fiction, BLADE RUNNER is one of most iconic and important sci-fi movies in the genre and features one of the most celebrated (and copied) science fiction firearms of all time. There has never been a fictional science fiction weapon that has bewitched fans for decades like Rick Deckard's Detective Special.