I've been looking at one of these in my LGS for a while. It's the older model, without the ejector rod shroud, and looks like it was probably a police carry gun from the 1960s, from the holster wear on the left side. The bore looks good, and the double action seems smooth enough, but it sticks when I try cocking the hammer manually; the hammer moves about a quarter inch, and stops, and the cylinder does not revolve.
I'm a complete novice at Colt D-frame lockwork, so I'm not going to be poking around in the gun's innards myself, and I don't know of any Colt specialists locally that work on the older revolvers. This means it would probably take a trip off to the Colt factory shop for refurbishing, and probably refinishing, too.
Has anyone here had this done, and could I get some idea of the cost involved? I'd like to have a Detective Special .38 in my collection, but the price I'd be willing to pay for it depends a lot on what it would cost to get it in proper working order.
I'm a complete novice at Colt D-frame lockwork, so I'm not going to be poking around in the gun's innards myself, and I don't know of any Colt specialists locally that work on the older revolvers. This means it would probably take a trip off to the Colt factory shop for refurbishing, and probably refinishing, too.
Has anyone here had this done, and could I get some idea of the cost involved? I'd like to have a Detective Special .38 in my collection, but the price I'd be willing to pay for it depends a lot on what it would cost to get it in proper working order.