Far more important than the media exposure was the revolutionary reliability work done inside the pistol. It received “star quality” when Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice was seen carrying one in a leg holster on the show. Law enforcement fell in love with it immediately due to its diminutive size and quality. ![]() The Detonics Combat Master was the first really small and compact 1911-pattern pistol to be produced in significant numbers. Many thanks to my good friend Syd and Rick who compiled all the information used in the article. After reading that some of you haven’t heard of Detonics I had to rectify that and give you a history of the company and why the “Combat Master” was such a groundbreaking pistol and one I enjoyed carrying.
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