This is as interesting as all get out. It comes from a US auction site but I don't believe Canadians can participate and anyway the auction has been postponed because of the virus. However to try to stick to CGN rules I deleted some sales text from the post and have broken the link.
Colt’s Special Revolver for Airline Pilots
Colt’s Special Revolver for Airline Pilots
April 3, 2020
Ian McCollum Revolver, Video 12
The 1970s were a period with epidemic levels of airline hijackings, and this revolver was designed by Colt at the request of Eastern Airlines to arm pilots. To address concerns about over-penetration of aircraft skin or windows (or of a potential target), a projectile made form plaster of Paris was designed. Colt started with MkIII and MkV Lawman snub-nosed revolvers, and replaced the cylinders with a new one made of Zytel, with six steel sleeves installed. Each sleeve held a sealed cartridge, with a plaster bullet inside a sabot (the plaster was brittle enough that engaging rifling would shatter it). The cylinder was disposable, meant to be discarded when empty. Only a small number were made, as Eastern Airlines ultimately decided to use Federal Sky Marshalls instead of arming its pilots, and that was the end of the project for Colt.
https://www. forgottenweapons.com/colts-special-revolver-for-airline-pilots/?fbclid=IwAR1lteMuanN1_I0aMVUVRkvhTNo7YuOideK1gB-VYRZzqfpWPZFPxveh9Rw
Colt’s Special Revolver for Airline Pilots
Colt’s Special Revolver for Airline Pilots
April 3, 2020
Ian McCollum Revolver, Video 12
The 1970s were a period with epidemic levels of airline hijackings, and this revolver was designed by Colt at the request of Eastern Airlines to arm pilots. To address concerns about over-penetration of aircraft skin or windows (or of a potential target), a projectile made form plaster of Paris was designed. Colt started with MkIII and MkV Lawman snub-nosed revolvers, and replaced the cylinders with a new one made of Zytel, with six steel sleeves installed. Each sleeve held a sealed cartridge, with a plaster bullet inside a sabot (the plaster was brittle enough that engaging rifling would shatter it). The cylinder was disposable, meant to be discarded when empty. Only a small number were made, as Eastern Airlines ultimately decided to use Federal Sky Marshalls instead of arming its pilots, and that was the end of the project for Colt.
https://www. forgottenweapons.com/colts-special-revolver-for-airline-pilots/?fbclid=IwAR1lteMuanN1_I0aMVUVRkvhTNo7YuOideK1gB-VYRZzqfpWPZFPxveh9Rw
