Georgia Item Gone: FS/FT Colt Detective Special rare 3" barrel (new pic!)

[TradingBana]

Item Name: Item Gone: FS/FT Colt Detective Special rare 3" barrel (new pic!)

Location: Hagan

Zip Code: 30429

Item is for: Sale or Trade
Sale Price: 1400
Trade Value or Items Looking For: see listing

Caliber: 38

Willing to Ship: No

Bill of Sale Required?: No

Item Description: More pictures. Updated price. The finish is so nice you can see your reflection in most of the revolver.

Attention Colt collectors!

I have a Colt Detective Special in really beautiful shape. This one is in like 90% condition. As far as I know it's never been shot outside the factory. The only blemish I can find is a small ding on the cylinder (shown in pics)

I haven't seen another Detective Special from the factory that looks exactly like this one. My understanding is that this was the last wave of them that came out when Colt was putting detective specials together from parts on hand in the warehouse, so this is probably why.

If you're a Colt expert, maybe you can give us some knowledge in the comments.

I've seen 3" examples in inferior shape with wood grips sell for 1300 on Gunbroker so I'm setting the sale value just a bit higher. I'm not sure if this one is worth more with the Pachmyer grips or not. It's all a ballpark. Things are only worth what people will pay for them, but I'm not willing to take a huge hit on this unless it's a trade for something I actually want, especially since these vintage Colts with the hand-fitted internals keep going up in value.

1500ish for a trade. I would prefer to trade.

I will do a trade with +cash on my end or on your end


Trade interests:

Not interested in:
-any caliber other than .22, .380, 9mm, 12 gauge, 45acp, 44mag, 10mm, 308, 300blackout, 357 mag, 270, 300 win mag, 460 s&w, or 338 lapua (letting this go because it's .38 spc, actually)
-Taurus
-Girsan
-Rock Island
-Single stack 1911s (other than Dan Wesson)
-anything Smith & Wesson other than revolvers
-AR-15s
-AKs



Interested in:
-calibers: .22, 9mm, 12 gauge (only Berettas), 45acp, 44mag, 10mm, 270, 308, 300blackout, 357 mag, 300 win mag, or 338 lapua, 460s&w
-TC Contender pistols (gen 2)
-lever actions
-Weird and ugly stuff
-Single shots
-pump action center fire rifles
-optics milled older pistols, like the USP line
-Dan wessons
-LTT PX4
-revolvers
-HK USPs in 45acp
-Engraved stuff
-Hi Powers
-Colt .22s
-S&W 547 9mm revolvers
-Stainless Ruger Blackhawks in 9mm
-Beretta 1301
-Firearms with marine protection
-Sig taticool stuff
-high end knives
-High end LPVO
-art (original paintings by known painters)
-collectibles
-gold

try me

Pictures:

 

[BamaGreg]

That’s cool. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those.

 

[TradingBana]

That’s cool. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those.

Thanks. I wish some Colt experts would come and weigh in on this piece.

 

[TradingBana]

Pending trade