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RARE Colt Detective Special in MINT CONDITION!
Reserve is $1425
Beautiful original American walnut checkered grips with the Colt medallion, deep bluing, smooth action. No box or paperwork but you can get a period box on ebay if you like to pay for cardboard. This one comes in a zippered soft case.
I'd rate the finish at 99% because there is the tiniest bit of wear on the front edge around the muzzle but it's hardly noticeable. This is an awesome example of the first snubby revolver ever made, and the buttery Colt action is still as smooth as the day it rolled out of the factory nearly 60 years ago!
The Colt Detective Special is a six-shot, carbon steel framed, 2" barreled, double-action revolver, and the first example of a class of firearms known as "snubnose revolvers". Made by Colt's Manufacturing Company, this model revolver, as the name "Detective Special" suggests, was intended to be a concealed weapon used by plainclothes police detectives.
Introduced in 1927, the Detective Special was the first short-barreled revolver produced with a modern swing-out frame. It was designed from the outset to be chambered for higher-powered cartridges such as the .38 Special, considered to be a powerful caliber for a concealable pocket revolver of the day. The Detective Special uses a slightly smaller frame than the Colt Official Police or Smith & Wesson Model 10 (K-Frame) revolvers, but is larger than the five-shot Smith & Wesson Model 36/Model 38/Model 42 (J-frame) revolvers.
Model: Detective Special
Caliber: 38 Special
Capacity: 6 Rounds
Operation: Single Action / Double Action SA/DA
Barrel: 2"
Grips: Original Checkered Walnut w/Colt Medallion
Sights: Fixed
Finish: Blued
WARRANTY INFORMATION:
BRAND NEW IN BOX with FULL MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY.
PAYMENT & LAYAWAY TERMS:
Buyer must contact us within 48 hours of auction close to confirm purchase and details. Sales tax applied for Virginia residents. Buyer pays flat-rate S/H which includes full-value insurance and shipping FFL to FFL anywhere in the Continental US (additional charge for Hawaii or Alaska).
Auction price reflects 3% discount for payment by cashier’s check, money order, personal check (5 days to clear). Credit card payment adds 3% to price. Contact us for online payment or for AmEx payment (+4%).
Payment must be received within 7 days of auction close. 20% restocking charge applies for canceled orders.
A minimum of $50 will be charged for dishonored or returned checks.
EZ-PAY layaway is available for Buy-It-Now purchases only.The terms are simple – just 4 EZ payments! Click on Buy-It-Now then contact us to request layaway and with your preferred method of payment. Make a down payment of 25%, then 3 equal consecutive monthly payments of 25% of the purchase price – no interest or additional fees. You may pay off the balance early at any time.
Missed, short, or late payments will result in forfeit of purchase without refund.
A valid, signed copy of an FFL must be received prior to shipping this item.
No returns or exchanges if firearm is transferred or fired. Defective items or items damaged in shipping may be exchanged or returned if reported within 3 days of delivery subject to shipping insurance limitations.
