Supposed NIB Colt Cobra DS. Pcs. Is this a good price?

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IMHO, it sounds a little high without the box and papers. I picked up this nickel Cobra a couple of months ago for $325, and it is in very good to excellent condition (not unfired, but extremely tight and no cylinder turn line, etc.)

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I don't see anywhere in his ad that he says "NIB" did I miss somthing?
 
Any time the terms and conditions are longer than the description of the gun, I've got to figure the guy offering the gun is either a lawyer or has one in a back room somewhere.

If it's never been fired, where's the box?

I figure if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably too good to be true.
 
well, according to my Blue Book of Gun Values, assuming its a second issue (first issue would have the old style grips like that I believe with unshrouded ejector, second issue would still have those style grips but shrouded ejector, later issues would have the shrouded and different grips) Anyway, 98% on a second issue is listed as $425, so he's in the ballpark.
 
Misnomer

Supposed LNIB Colt Cobra DS
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No such thing. The Cobra is one model Colt, the Detective Special is another. Happens the Cobra has essentially a Police Positive Special frame made of aluminum alloy, with a two-, three-, or four-inch barrel. The Detective Special is built on the STEEL PP Special frame, with a two- or three-inch barrel. With a longer barrel, it is called a Police Positive Special.

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If it's never been fired, where's the box?

I figure if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably too good to be true.
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Actually, it is not extremely rare to find an unfired firearm without the box. While most of us here can't fathom putting an arm into service without test firing and practicing with it, there are some who do so. I've had at least two handguns and two long guns which, under the best examination I could give them, had never been fired. Some will simply presume a gun will work as designed. They load it up and put it in the sock drawer, night table, or the glove compartment, and there it stays, sometimes for years. The glove box gun gets a bit battered, even rusty. The house guns may stay in place until the death of the purchaser, and the next of kin sells it off.

The Airweight Chief's Special I carried earlier today was made in late 1982. I picked it up in a local pawn shop in 2002. It was pristine - - No turn line, no marks on the standing breech from cartridge case heads. This is often the first place to show a mark on an alloy frame revolver - - The very light weight causes the loaded rounds to chafe the delicate black anodizing, and there are marks before the first cylinderful is finished.

I already had a well-worn M37, bought new and carried hard since about 1988, so I kept this piece in the safe for a while. I then concluded it was worth more to me as a carry gun than as a possible collector item, especially without original box. I test fired it, changed the stocks, and went to carrying it. Gave my old 37 to Elder Son, who has it in service today.

While the Cobra on GunsAmerica sounds very nice, I think the price is a bit steep, without box and documents. I believe I'd shop around a bit.

Best,
Johnny
 
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