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Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:23 am
by carlson1
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:34 am
by Keith B
Man, that sure is purty there Carl!!!
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:44 am
by Excaliber
REALLY nice gun!
Colt revolvers from that era usually had outstandingly smooth triggers - a total pleasure to shoot.
My first handgun was a 2 1/2" bbl Python that had a super smooth action. Long ago I traded it to a gun shop owner for something else. It became his personal carry gun from that day forward.
That gun would be worth some serious money today.
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:20 pm
by PUCKER
That is REALLY nice!!
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:23 pm
by karder
Beautiful gun. My dad has a 2 1/2" bbl python he bought in 1980 that he has never fired. It just sat in the original box in his office. It is perfect. He promises to leave it to me, but he has 5 other sons, so we will see. Fortunately, I am the only one who is a gun nut!
I like it so much that I actually offered to buy if from him for fair market value, but he got all suspicious that I was going to rip him off. Yeah, my dad is that way.
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:27 pm
by cougartex
Very nice, congratulations.
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:50 pm
by WildBill
carlson1 wrote:Colt Detective Special from 1984. It appears to have never been fired. The blue is deep and dark just like Colt made them. Lock up is great. I am working on getting a pair of Jim Badger Grips for it.
Great gun and pictures. I was disappointed that it wasn't posted in the Firearms section.
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:03 pm
by USA1
Pristine condition...Very nice.
Are you going to shoot it or is it going to be a collectible?
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:22 pm
by WildBill
USA1 wrote:Pristine condition...Very nice.
Are you going to shoot it or is it going to be a collectible?
carlson1 wrote:I am working on getting a pair of Jim Badger Grips for it.
If he's getting some new Badger grips, I presume that they're not just for show. Usually guns are more collectable with their factory grips intact. But I could be wrong.
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:39 pm
by carlson1
I do plan on carrying it. About the same size of a J-frame, but one extra round in the cylinder. Grips should be here I hope pretty quick.
Re: Colt Detective Special - New To Me
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:23 am
by doc540
I recognize the excellent work on that hammer!
