{"id":29326,"date":"2026-04-15T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/fbi-fitz-special-colt-revolver\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:00:52","slug":"fbi-fitz-special-colt-revolver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/fbi-fitz-special-colt-revolver\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Fitz Special Colt Revolver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wKSuB6cl7tg?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Colt Fitz Special revolver is one of the most iconic concealed\u2011carry designs ever devised, born from the mind of Colt gunsmith Henry \u201cFitz\u201d Fitzgerald during the lawless 1930s. This factory\u2011ordered Colt Detective Special Fitz Special, manufactured in 1937, embodies that philosophy \u2014 cut down for speed, concealability, and instinctive use by America\u2019s elite lawmen.<\/p>\n<p>Even more compelling, this example is factory\u2011documented as having shipped directly to the FBI, tied to senior agent Rhea Whitley, a trusted associate of J. Edgar Hoover involved in cases connected to John Dillinger and the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation. With its original factory letter, period\u2011correct box, and exceptional condition, this FBI Fitz Special stands among the most historically significant and desirable examples known today.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction &#038; History of the Colt Fitz Special<br \/>00:57 John Henry Fitzgerald Joins Colt<br \/>01:41 The Perfect Concealed Carry Pistol: The Fitz Special<br \/>02:20 The Bobbed Hammer<br \/>02:30 Fitz Special Cut Trigger Guard<br \/>03:20 Famous Fitz Special Carriers<br \/>04:05 Clyde Barrow\u2019s Stolen Fitz Special<br \/>05:25 Factory Colt Fitz Special<br \/>06:10 FBI Agent\u2019s One-Off Fitz Special<br \/>07:24 Why is the Fitz Special Controversial <\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#FitzSpecial #ColtDetectiveSpecial #FBIHistory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colt Fitz Special revolver is one of the most iconic concealed\u2011carry designs ever devised, born from the mind of Colt gunsmith Henry \u201cFitz\u201d Fitzgerald during the lawless 1930s. This factory\u2011ordered Colt Detective Special Fitz Special, manufactured in 1937, embodies that philosophy \u2014 cut down for speed, concealability, and instinctive use by America\u2019s elite lawmen.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/fbi-fitz-special-colt-revolver\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FBI Fitz Special Colt Revolver<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":29327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}