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Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave #9700527 03/20/15 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 952 Mississippi J jstall OP Campfire Regular OP jstall Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 952 Mississippi I couldn't help my self. I bought this today for $150, it's a little worse for wear but she locks up tight as can be. Actually this picture was taken before I have her a good cleaning. The action is very smooth. Now to decide whether to fix her up, or leave her as is. Last edited by jstall; 03/20/15.

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700544 03/20/15 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 4ager Campfire Ranger 4ager Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 Truck gun, written all over it. Originally Posted by Mannlicher America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700550 03/20/15 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,308 Likes: 16 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,308 Likes: 16 TX Ole Bristoe would have been all over that like stink on schitt! I was thinking more like tackle box gun! Last edited by chlinstructor; 03/20/15. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700554 03/20/15 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 4ager Campfire Ranger 4ager Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 If I find one like that locally, it'll be mine as well. Load that with some 158 LSWCHP +P loads, toss it in the glove box, and you're well covered. Originally Posted by Mannlicher America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700595 03/20/15 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak Did you run it to see if it was hot? Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?" Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals." MOLON LABE

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700619 03/20/15 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 952 Mississippi J jstall OP Campfire Regular OP jstall Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 952 Mississippi No but I bought it from a 91 year old man. He sold me the DS because he wanted a 22 rifle to shoot squirrels in his yard. I'm not to sure he can even see them!

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700639 03/20/15 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak nice Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?" Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals." MOLON LABE

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700753 03/20/15 Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year... safariman Campfire Ranger safariman Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year... Great grab! LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports. About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700813 03/20/15 Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,827 Likes: 1 Dakota Territory P P_Weed Campfire Outfitter P_Weed Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,827 Likes: 1 Dakota Territory Originally Posted by jstall Now to decide whether to fix her up, or leave her as is. I'd leave her as is . . . She nicely matches the furniture she's sitting atop of!

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9700816 03/20/15 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,197 Likes: 4 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,197 Likes: 4 Find some original grips and a Tyler T and stick that bad boy in your pocket when you go out on the town. That's what would happen at my house anyway. Nice buy

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave TheKid #9700881 03/21/15 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... Originally Posted by TheKid Find some original grips and a Tyler T and stick that bad boy in your pocket when you go out on the town. That's what would happen at my house anyway. Nice buy That's a later model with oversized grips on it already. I'm not sure a Tyler's T Grip would even fit on it. It's a nice buy at $150. It doesn't look that bad. I'd guess it would've easily brought $300 someplace else.

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9701058 03/21/15 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,121 NC 4 41magfan Campfire Regular 41magfan Campfire Regular 4 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,121 NC I resurrected one in similar condition and sent it to APW. It came back looking like this and I have less invested in this gun than the cost of the average Charter Arms or Taurus revolver. http://www.apwcogan.com/ The uninitiated are always easily impressed. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9701070 03/21/15 Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 19,495 desert G g5m Campfire Ranger g5m Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 19,495 desert Originally Posted by jstall The action is very smooth. Now to decide whether to fix her up, or leave her as is. I'm missing what's wrong that needs to be fixed. Looks fine to me. Retired cat herder.

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9701095 03/21/15 Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2,436 5thShock Campfire Regular 5thShock Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2,436 The silver flash on the muzzle shows she's been carried, not just a drawer sleeper. She's at her best right now.

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9701267 03/21/15 Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,467 Texas Coast M Mikewriter Campfire Regular Mikewriter Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,467 Texas Coast Yeah, I'd give $150 for that one! [email protected]

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9701525 03/21/15 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 16,000 arizona R RoninPhx Campfire Ranger RoninPhx Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 16,000 arizona these guys all have the ejector shroud. Have never understood why colt made them without that protection. THE BIRTH PLACE OF GERONIMO

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave RoninPhx #9701964 03/21/15 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,625 UPSTATE NY T tbear99 Campfire Outfitter tbear99 Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,625 UPSTATE NY nice find i miss those deals DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR I LOVE MY COUNTRY IT'S THE GOV'T I FEAR

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9703710 03/22/15 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 952 Mississippi J jstall OP Campfire Regular OP jstall Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 952 Mississippi Yep I may just leave her as is!

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9703731 03/22/15 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,736 Likes: 1 Palmer, Alaska C Cariboujack Campfire Ranger Cariboujack Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,736 Likes: 1 Palmer, Alaska Originally Posted by jstall Yep I may just leave her as is! Wouldn't hurt a thing!!! NRA LIFE MEMBER GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS! "Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9704669 03/22/15 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,625 UPSTATE NY T tbear99 Campfire Outfitter tbear99 Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 8,625 UPSTATE NY Originally Posted by jstall Yep I may just leave her as is! for me i would with everything being tight DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR I LOVE MY COUNTRY IT'S THE GOV'T I FEAR

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave 41magfan #9704759 03/22/15 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,995 Florida R rgrx1276 Campfire Regular rgrx1276 Campfire Regular R Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,995 Florida Originally Posted by 41magfan I resurrected one in similar condition and sent it to APW. It came back looking like this and I have less invested in this gun than the cost of the average Charter Arms or Taurus revolver. http://www.apwcogan.com/ Damn fine piece, I would carry it anywhere and not feel undergunned. When people face the possibility of freezing or starving there is little chance they are going to listen to unfounded claims of climate doomsday from a bunch of ultra-rich yacht sailing private jet-setting carbon-spewing hypocrite elites

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9706149 03/23/15 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 20,845 2 2ndwind Campfire Ranger 2ndwind Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 20,845 I did not find the price list for having the brushed chrome applied... How much did it cost to have it done? I like that look. Always wanted to find a Detective Special.... Please don't feed the trolls!

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9708528 03/23/15 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 2 222Rem Campfire Outfitter 222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 You scored a great deal on a solid snubbie. As long as you don't sink more money into it, it's STILL a great deal. Give it an oil and bronze wool scrub and call it good. No reason to cover up all that free character it came with. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave 2ndwind #9708707 03/24/15 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,121 NC 4 41magfan Campfire Regular 41magfan Campfire Regular 4 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,121 NC Originally Posted by 2ndwind I did not find the price list for having the brushed chrome applied... How much did it cost to have it done? I like that look. Always wanted to find a Detective Special.... $200 / Brushed 400 Grit Polish http://www.apwcogan.com/complete-price-list/section-7-refinishing.html Without derailing this thread too badly, there's a practical reason for HC plating an otherwise mechanically sound revolver like this. If the gun is in good shape mechanically, the HC will somewhat "preserve" the condition of the parts and mitigate further wear as the finish is very hard. Support for these out of production Colts is getting harder and harder to find and it's expensive. Something as simple as replacing a cylinder bolt can cost upwards of $100 or more. If the gun has no real collector value and you want to continue to just use it as a shooter, HC will make it a durable piece for at least a lifetime or two. Last edited by 41magfan; 03/24/15. The uninitiated are always easily impressed. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave 41magfan #9709276 03/24/15 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 2 222Rem Campfire Outfitter 222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 Odds are that most guys will tire of shooting a snubbie before actually shooting it loose, but I do get your point. I've never used this company, but it would still be my first choice based on reputation and the specs of the finish. http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/index.htm $150 is reasonable too, and the OP would have a heck of a revolver for $300. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9709300 03/24/15 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State RWE Campfire Ranger RWE Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State almost an avatar pic...

Re: Old Colt Detective Special saved from the grave jstall #9715771 03/26/15 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,965 Caldwell, Idaho I idahoguy101 Campfire Regular idahoguy101 Campfire Regular I Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,965 Caldwell, Idaho You got a real sweet deal!