Colt price check...aisle 3

[AKguy1985]

Local shop has a colt detective special snubbie for $499.....lockup is super tight and its in decent shape as far as bluing.

looks about the same condition as this one thats BIN for $700 on GB

 

[flatwins]

Check the year by serial number at proofhouse.com. The DS in the pic is an older square butt.

 

[AKguy1985]

i'l; have to go back and check it out, it did have the bakelite looking grips and i'm pretty sure it has a square butt

 

[flatwins]

I have a couple of '49s and they are the round butt design but I'm not sure when Colt switched to that. The one at the pawnshop is probably an early model, which would be pretty cool. I think the first official year of the DS was '27.

 

[Shadowrider]

That sounds like a good price if it's in good shape and unmolested. Especially for an early one. I have one, but it's the later model with the shrouded ejector rod. Check the action out good. It's getting hard to find a 'smith these days that know Colt internals, so you could get upside down real quick if it has to have work.

 

[ldp4570]

Check the year by serial number at proofhouse.com. The DS in the pic is an older square butt.

Its a transitional 2nd Gen. Still having the full grip frame, but showing the 1/4 moon front sight. Your only option for grip ajustment is one off custom or using a Tyler T-grip. The full 2nd Gen has the shorter grip frame allowing for all the modern grips out there now.

 

[AKguy1985]

okay i have an update, said colt DS was still in case at said gunshop, i put it on layaway for the time being, serial number is 55355X

 

[okie98]

Sounds like you may have found a Blue Light Special.

 

[AKguy1985]

Sounds like you may have found a Blue Light Special.

a what??
looks like it was made 1950/51 on proofhouse.com

 

[okie98]

Old K-Mart joke.