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Colt Diamondback - .22 LR

Colt Diamondback with a 2.5 Inch barrel - .38 Special

The Diamondback was intended to be a premium quality adjustable sighted small framed revolver that would resemble the popular Colt Python. The Diamondback was built on the Colt "D" frame as used for the Colt Detective Special, Colt Police Positive, etc. It had a Target hammer, Target type walnut grips, Colt Accro adjustable sight, and a barrel that looked like a Python barrel and was in fact built on Python machinery. Though the Diamondback looks like a miniature Python, it isn't of the same quality. The action wasn't tuned to Python standards and the blue job was not the Royal Blue as used on the Python. The Diamondback is essentially a Detective Special with adjustable sights and a scaled down Python barrel. It also cost more than the standard Colt Detective Special. The Diamondback was marketed to law enforcement agencies who did not allow the use of the .357 Magnum cartridge. The snub-nose Diamondback was something of a prestige handgun among police detectives during the Seventies. It was particularly popular with Los Angeles Police detectives according to some sources.

The Colt Diamondback and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Specifications

(1966 – 1991)

Type: Revolver

Caliber(s): .22 LR, .38 Special.

Barrel length: 2.5 in (6.35 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) & 6 in (15.2 cm)

Capacity: 6-round cylinder

Fire Modes: DA/SA

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Bullitt	Steve McQueen	SFPD Lt. Frank Bullitt		1968
Cleopatra Jones	Tamara Dobson	Cleopatra Jones		1973
Cleopatra Jones	Antonio Fargas	Doodlebug		1973
Cleopatra Jones		Police Officers		1973
Magnum Force	Felton Perry	Inspector Early Smith		1973
The Terrorists	Christopher Ellison	Pete	4" barrel, blued	1974
Brannigan	John Wayne	Detective Lt. Jim Brannigan		1975
The Enforcer	Tyne Daly	Detective Kate Moore		1976
Sharky's Machine	Burt Reynolds	Sgt. Tom Sharky		1981
Sharky's Machine	Hari Rhodes	Highball Murray		1981
Black Rain		Uniformed N.Y.P.D. officer		1989
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting	Kari Wührer	Maggie		2003
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	Matthew Marsden	Dr. Jack Byron		2004

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-[[Category:Gun]]
+[[Image:ColtDiamondBack.jpg‎|thumb|right|350px|Colt Diamondback - .22 LR]]
-This revolver can be seen in the following movies:
+[[File:Colt Diamondback (.38 Special) (2.5 Inch).jpg|thumb|right|350px|Colt Diamondback with a 2.5 Inch barrel - .38 Special]]
+The Diamondback was intended to be a premium quality adjustable sighted small framed revolver that would resemble the popular [[Colt Python]]. The Diamondback was built on the Colt "D" frame as used for the [[Colt Detective Special]], [[Colt Police Positive]], etc. It had a Target hammer, Target type walnut grips, Colt Accro adjustable sight, and a barrel that looked like a Python barrel and was in fact built on Python machinery. Though the Diamondback looks like a miniature Python, it isn't of the same quality. The action wasn't tuned to Python standards and the blue job was not the Royal Blue as used on the Python. The Diamondback is essentially a Detective Special with adjustable sights and a scaled down Python barrel. It also cost more than the standard Colt Detective Special. The Diamondback was marketed to law enforcement agencies who did not allow the use of the .357 Magnum cartridge. The snub-nose Diamondback was something of a prestige handgun among police detectives during the Seventies. It was particularly popular with Los Angeles Police detectives according to some sources.
+{{Gun Title}}
+==Specifications==
+(1966 – 1991)
+* '''Type:''' Revolver
+* '''Caliber(s):''' .22 LR,  .38 Special.
+* '''Barrel length:''' 2.5 in (6.35 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm) & 6 in (15.2 cm)
+* '''Capacity:''' 6-round cylinder
+* '''Fire Modes:''' DA/SA
+-----
+== Film ==
-* [[Brannigan]] carried by [[John Wayne]]
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="350"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Bullitt]]'' || [[Steve McQueen]] ||SFPD Lt. Frank Bullitt || || 1968
+|-
+| ''[[Cleopatra Jones]]'' || [[Tamara Dobson]] || Cleopatra Jones || || 1973
+|-
+| ''[[Cleopatra Jones]]'' || [[Antonio Fargas]] || Doodlebug || || 1973
+|-
+| ''[[Cleopatra Jones]]'' ||  || Police Officers || || 1973
+|-
+| ''[[Magnum Force]]'' || [[Felton Perry]] || Inspector Early Smith || || 1973
+|-
+| ''[[The Terrorists]]'' || [[Christopher Ellison]] || Pete || 4" barrel, blued || 1974
+|-
+| ''[[Brannigan]]'' || [[John Wayne]] || Detective Lt. Jim Brannigan || || 1975
+|-
+| ''[[The Enforcer]]'' || [[Tyne Daly]] || Detective Kate Moore || ||1976
+|-
+| ''[[Sharky's Machine]]'' || [[Burt Reynolds]] || Sgt. Tom Sharky || || 1981
+|-
+| ''[[Sharky's Machine]]'' || [[Hari Rhodes]] || Highball Murray || || 1981
+|-
+| ''[[Black Rain]]'' || || Uniformed N.Y.P.D. officer || || 1989
+|-
+| ''[[Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting, The|The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting]]'' || [[Kari Wührer]] ||  Maggie || || 2003
+|-
+| ''[[Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid]]'' || [[Matthew Marsden]] ||  Dr. Jack Byron || || 2004
+|-
+|}
+<br clear=all>
-* [[The Enforcer]]
+=See Also=
+* [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.
+[[Category:Gun]]
+[[Category:Revolver]]

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