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Production 1927 - 1995

Colt Agent Serial Numbers

The Colt Agent was another model similar to the Cobra. The original Agents were very well made, with high polished finishes and highly checkered walnut grips. The bottom of the Agent grips was slightly shorter than that of the Cobra. https://dentchansever1973.mystrikingly.com/blog/adobe-premiere-elements-gratuit-mac. Mtu 396 manual. The original Agent weighed 14 ounces and was available only in.38 Special caliber, with a 2-inch barrel.

The Colt Detective Special morphed through four (4) variations (or series) in its almost seventy years;

Dec 11, 2016. Colt's Manufacturing Company - firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers. YEAR Approximate Serial Number SN Range 1929 1-5850 1930 5350- 9700- 0 1933 0 1934 0 1935 0 1936 0 1937 0 1938 0 1939 0 1940 0 1941 0 1945 - 1946 5 1947 0 1948 0 1949 733. Serial numbers that begin with a “C” were.45 ACP and serial numbers that begin with a “W” were.455 Webley calibers. 4) Colt M1911 British RAF Contract: S/N W91,100 to W110,696 = Jan. 22, 1918 to April 28, 1919 (Approx. 10,000 pistols were shipped to the Royal Air Force from this serial number range and were.455 Webley caliber.).

  • First series Detective Specials were manufactured from 1927 to 1946, with square butt grip frames through 1933 and round butt grip frames thereafter.
  • Second variation Detective Special revolvers were manufactured from 1947 to 1972. Available calibers were .32 New Police, .38 New Police or .38 Special. Two or three inch barrels were available. Second variation grips were made of plastic from 1947 to 1954 and wood grips were used thereafter. Wrap-around wood grips were introduced in 1966.
  • Third variation Detective Specials were manufactured from 1973 to 1986 in .38 Special only. These third variation models introduced the full shrouded ejector rod.
  • Fourth variation Colt Detective Special revolvers were manufactured from 1993 to 1995.

1952 .32 Colt New Police

A derivative of the old Colt Police Positive, it was produced to meet the market demand for a gun that was easily concealed. The guns were produced in .32 and .38 caliber. My 1952 gun pictured here is a .32 Colt New Police.

Detective Special

The Colt Detective Special was first produced in 1927 and last produced in 1995. A derivative of the old Colt Police Positive, it was produced to meet the market demand for a gun that was easily concealed. The guns were produced in .32 and .38 caliber. My guns pictured here is a 1950 .32 (in my right hand) and a 1965 .38 (in my left hand).

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I bought this 1965 .38 gun on an online auction in 2005 for $900. It's condition is pristine, unfired, no cylinder turn mark, came with original walnut grips, box and papers.

The gun also came with the extra after-market real mother of pearl grips it's wearing, which did have some influence on my purchase. For purposes of the historic value graph, I put the value of the gun at $800, subtracting $100 for these extra grips. Apple macos catalina. Sold on their own, the grips might bring $150-$300, but technically I might have paid the same price for this gun without them. So I split the difference.


Folx pro 5 3 – download manager windows 7. We know the original price of this gun in 1965 to be $110 because the price sticker is still on the original box. I know what I paid for it in 2005 and I have attempted to reflect accurate value points in 1975, 1985 and 1995. I was only five years old when this Detective Special was new and I didn't begin collecting guns until 1980, which brings me to this proposition.

If any reader out there bought a similar gun between 1975 and 1995, please contact me through my Facebook page, link at the bottom of this page. I would like to share your story and adjust my price chart accordingly if need be. Kawasaki ke 125 a3 manual.

This is one of the very last Colt Detective Special .38's ever made.


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