This had me looking for something even more jacket pocket friendly to carry, if and when the opportunity knocked. It quickly got a Tyler T grip and a replacement hammer with the spur bobbed to make it a bit easier on the draw. 38 special Smith & Wesson Model 60 with very little wear (none from firing) for a more than fair price. Grant Cunningham’s Protect Yourself with Your Snub Nosed Revolver, Ed Lovette’s The Snubby Revolver, and Michael DeBethencourt’s pamphlet Thirty Eight Straight Tips for Better Snub Shooting all could be considered required reading for the new snub owner or anyone seeking information on the subject. If you are going to run a snub, get some training and get some information. While not overly abundant, they are at least more available than other categories of handguns of similar age. These are the sock-drawer guns, carried-lots shot-little guns, carried-little shot-once guns, and even the never-carried left-in-the-box-of-the-top-dresser-drawer-with-the-receipt guns. Snubs were often bought as the “have a gun” type of guns. There are a large number of perfectly serviceable ones out there, some of which are in like-new snubs. Those hundreds of thousands in circulation also make for an interesting market, because if there is anything a gun guy (or gal) likes, it’s a deal. Especially so, considering that Smith & Wesson, Colt, Kimber, Ruger, Charter Arms, and Taurus are all producing a variety of new guns to add to the hundreds of thousands still in circulation. Highly concealable, easy to operate, extremely reliable, robust, and functional in adverse operational conditions, snub nose revolvers have a staying power in the market. Possibly the most relevant type of revolver in today’s conversation would be the snub. Those arguments against revolvers are nothing new, having roots as deep or deeper as the introduction of the 1911 as the standard sidearm for the United States Armed Forces. I’ll have to admit I fell prey to the arguments against them for years and slowly came around to both their effectiveness and their charms. One of the repeated arguments in gun circles lately has been the viability of revolvers as effective defensive weapons in the modern days of a variety of automatics. What is nice about this pistol is the accessory tie clip and pin adding to the package.
Colt agent 38 with box series#
We know that the custom shop would do special order guns and limited runs for departments, we have seen our share of LAPD and San Diego Series 70’s. There was little information available on Colt’s website about these autos.
Our Assessment: This is a special limited production Colt to commemorate the US Department of the Treasury Special Agents. The pin is numbered 404 and matches the left side of the frame. Customs tie clip and Special Agent pin as pictured. There is a Department of the Treasury U.S. We did not fire this handgun.īox, Paperwork & Accessories: A colt factory box, there is no end label, it appears to have been removed previously. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this handgun rates in about Excellent condition. There is old grease in the protected areas. There is some finish loss on the bushing and the slide on the left side. The balance of the finish is the loss from operational wear to the barrel. Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 98% of its metal finish. The grips rate in about Excellent overall condition.īore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. The gun does not appear to have been handled much.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are smooth wood with US Treasury Department medallions. The rear sight is a “u” notch dovetailed in the top of the slide. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a blade affixed to the slide.
The grips are US treasury logo medallions. The left side of the frame is marked “USC 404”. CUSTOMS SPECIAL AGENT 1789-1989” The right side of the frame is marked “COLT’S PT. The right side of the slide is marked U.S. CUSTOMS SPECIAL AGENT 1789-1989” / COLT GOVERNMENT MODEL. Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “U.S. Customs Special Agent 1789-1989 Government Model Arrow_back Returns To All Sold Items arrow_back Return To Sold Colts
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