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*SOLD* Colt 1862 Pocket Navy Second Gen .36 Cal 5 1/2" *DESIRABLE F SERIES MOD*
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt black-powder 2nd Generation reprise of the 1860 Army remained in production until 1982 and was offered in a variety of models. The original 1860 style with rebated cylinder was manufactured from November 1978 to November 1982; also with an electroless nickel finish in 1982; with a fluted cylinder from July 1980 through October 1981; and in stainless steel from January 1982 to April 1982. The Colt 1862 Pocket Navy and 1862 Pocket Police were the next additions to
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Feb 4th 2025
*SOLD* VINTAGE 1992 Colt King Cobra .357 Mag Blue 4" -ULTRA RARE ROYAL BLUE MODEL-
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
By the early 1980s, the buying public had made it clear that they preferred stainless steel revolvers, so in 1986, Colt upgraded the Trooper Mark V to stainless steel and changed the barrel to a full under-lug-shrouded type. Other than the barrel profile and use of stainless, the gun is the same as the Mark V. Colt named the new model the King Cobra, continuing its use of snake-named revolvers. As a first for Colt, a Cobra head was part of the barrel stamp, breaking with
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Jan 27th 2025
*SOLD* VINTAGE 1992 Colt King Cobra .357 Mag Blue 4" -ULTRA RARE ROYAL BLUE MODEL-
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:By the early 1980s, the buying public had made it clear that they preferred stainless steel revolvers, so in 1986, Colt upgraded the Trooper Mark V to stainless steel and changed the barrel to a full under-lug-shrouded type. Other than the barrel profile and use of stainless, the gun is the same as the Mark V. Colt named the new model the King Cobra, continuing its use of snake-named revolvers. As a first for Colt, a Cobra head was part of the barrel stamp, breaking with
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Jan 23rd 2025