Tom Selleck's 'Fitz Special' Brings Reality to Blue Bloods

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Is it me or does Tom Selleck's character Frank Reagan (NYC's fictional Police Commissioner) in Blue Bloods
remind you of the character A.J. Cooper, which he played on the now-cancelled but former hit show Las Vegas? Those of you who watched both shows will notice that both character's are wearing the same gun, which I thought was a 1911, but now, after watching an episode of Blue Bloods where it is specifically mentioned, I understand it is called a Fitz Special. (And I have been reading that he may have even worn the same pistol in Magnum P.I.; Selleck is a gun collector, I bet it is his own piece.) The website wethearmed.com, a weapons-enthusiast site, offers some interesting insight into Selleck's understanding of guns, and the Fitz Special in particular. I quote:
"Anyways, as you are all aware I am sure Tom is a real gun guy.  I was watching an episode and 'Grandpa' walked in and noted that Tom (Chief of Dpt) was wearing a Fitz Special, they talked about how it was a classic, built to last, and that the Chief liked wearing his dad's gun, and 'gramps' notes that HIS father passed it down to him first.

Montecino owner A.J. Cooper (Selleck) strapping a Fitz Special?

"I immediately think 'this is Tom's influence on the show.
"I think only a true gunny would understand that guns are long lasting, and often carry family history enough to have a story about a 'back up gun' being carried by 3 generations and still being a good reliable sidearm.
"Second, the Fitz Special isn't that common of a gun.
"For those who don't know, there was a real fast gunner in the 1930s -- JH Fitzgerald.  He basically invented (or re-invented) the snub nose.  In that day the shortest barrel you could get on a double action revolver was 4 inches, so he took a pair of colt revolvers in 38 special and cut the barrel to 2 inches, reattached the front sight, chopped off the hammer spur, and rounded the butt, and finished it off by cutting the front of the trigger guard off, figuring that all those changes would speed up getting the gun into action."
It is a very unique-looking piece.
Selleck is a member of the Board of Directors and public spokesman of the 4-million-member NRA. Remember his legendary argument on Rosie O'Donnell's awful talk show or rather the legendary argument she forced him into out of the blue? You don't? Watch it here. And please stay off TV, Rosie, we don't miss you. Really.