Quick Question: Re-Finished?

[Chevelle SS]

I'd say original.

 

[PRD1]

There are damn few sources capable of refinishing a Colt of that vintage to factory standard ... and none of them ever touched this one.

PRD1 - mhb - MIke

 

[ericuda]

that’s the one K38 Masterpiece… they say it’s better than the original Python

Single and double action is no doubt smoother and lighter than python. Looks and handfeel are more similar to your colt though which makes both the 38's a lot of fun.

 

[Ohen Cepel]

Doesn't look refinished to me either.

Enjoy! I shoot 38's more than about anything else now and it really is a pleasure in a quality revolver like you have coming.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Finish no doubt. Trigger and such not sure. I only have an older one. Darn lgs has a couple stainless new models sitting on the counter and they let me handle them. Little I have handled them trigger seems good but haven't tried much.

If colt comes out with a 22lr I will have to get a side job.

They are making a King Cobra Target .22. They couldn't call it a Diamondback because they no longer own the trademark to that moniker.
My LGS has been trying to get one for a while but they are in short supply.

I do want one, though Id prefer a 6-8" barrel. If they offered a .22 Python, Id be all over that...... but I like big guns that shoot small bullets.

 

[ericuda]

They are making a King Cobra Target .22. They couldn't call it a Diamondback because they no longer own the trademark to that moniker.

Holy cow may have to shred my debit card.

 

[bigpower491]

I shoot all my gun no matter the value

Amen Brother!!!!!!!

 

[bigpower491]

Holy cow may have to shred my debit card.

I'm a candidate for Revolvers Anonymous myself.....those are nice. I like the 357 version too.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Holy cow may have to shred my debit card.

our hobby is cheap compare to Boats and Bro Dozer Truck

and they hold there value

 

[bigpower491]

our hobby is cheap compare to Boats and Bro Dozer Truck

and they hold there value

Nice pick up Mark. That things lovely.
I try to convince myself of that everyday, and yes, for the most part they do hold value, especially these days.
I really lucked into my last purchase, the Vintage Redhawk. The best part......my missus, little does she know, paid for half of it. Kinda a Johnny Cash deal.....

Enjoy that mate, good onya

 

[Mark_Mark]

Nice pick up Mark. That things lovely.
I try to convince myself of that everyday, and yes, for the most part they do hold value, especially these days.
I really lucked into my last purchase, the Vintage Redhawk. The best part......my missus, little does she know, paid for half of it. Kinda a Johnny Cash deal.....

Enjoy that mate, good onya

Happy Wife… Happy Gun Collection!

I just started collecting about 8 months ago, and I’m mostly focusing on Colts. A beginner move, but we have to start somewhere. WhatI don’t know is S&W’s and Rugers?!?!?! U’ll get there one day

 

[GRIZ22]

Can't tell from the photos.

I've seen a lot of handguns that have sat in the sock drawer since they were purchased.

 

[CraigC]

Looks original to me as well. It's a wee bit dished out at the bolt notches but everything else is perfect.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Looks original to me as well. It's a wee bit dished out at the bolt notches but everything else is perfect.

notice that too. But for the price, I could live with it.

 

[Barbaroja]

What a beauty! Good going Mark. I’d be happy to pay that price for such a fine looking revolver.

 

[Tallball]

I would say original. Like others have mentioned, the stamped letters are straight and crisp.

 

[bigpower491]

Happy Wife… Happy Gun Collection!

I just started collecting about 8 months ago, and I’m mostly focusing on Colts. A beginner move, but we have to start somewhere. WhatI don’t know is S&W’s and Rugers?!?!?! U’ll get there one day

Well....she wasn't happy when she found out, but she got quiet in a hurry when I told her I only paid 400 bux for it, and that's the truth.....only 400 came out of my pocket. I don't wanna crap on this great thread with that story, I'll share it sometime cause it's a hoot. To change Johnny's song a bit, "I got it one can at a time, and it only cost me half the dimes"

And it appears somehow over the last couple yrs I've become a collector of Ruger revolvers.

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Run your fingers over the stamped markings. If there is raised metal around the letters, it has not been polished and refinished.

 

[Mark_Mark]

when down the polishing & blueing rabbit hole.

they polish 1st and that determines the quality of the blueing

then they do the stamping and poof marks

 

[gunmechanic]

It looks original to me the stampings seem very crisp and sharp to me.It looks to be a very low use gun.

 

[hemiram]

If it's refinished, they did a fantastic job, so I doubt it was. Looks very nice to me.

 

[Pat Riot]

With all those sharp, well defined edges and raised metal on the stamps? I highly doubt that. But even if it's refinished, it's a job well done.

I agree.

It’s a beauty @Mark_Mark
I prefer S&W and Ruger revolvers, but if I saw that one in a case at that price it would stop me in my tracks.

 

[br549arkie]

No way that's refinished. A beautiful old Colt.

 

[CajunBass]

I appreciate everyone expertise!!! it matter only a little as it was sold once it touch my hands! I can’t wait!!!

Shame that these guns sat in a safe for decades without being shot!

If someone hadn't kept it in a (more likely) sock drawer all those years, you wouldn't have found it in the condition you did.

I'm one who believes there are ways to enjoy a fine gun without actually shooting it. Now most I do shoot, but there are some that I just enjoy having. Someday, someone else will be free to do whatever they want with them.

Oh, and if that a refinish, I'd like the name of the person who did it. I might have some business for him.

 

[Mark_Mark]

If someone hadn't kept it in a (more likely) sock drawer all those years, you wouldn't have found it in the condition you did.

I'm one who believes there are ways to enjoy a fine gun without actually shooting it. Now most I do shoot, but there are some that I just enjoy having. Someday, someone else will be free to do whatever they want with them.

Oh, and if that a refinish, I'd like the name of the person who did it. I might have some business for him.

or her! lol

them they too!