I figured I'd dig this back up to let those interested know that Cobra actually shipped
half of the outstanding order noted previously:
And Cobra shorted me one barrel and a firing pin conversion on my order - an issue that has STILL not been remedied, over a year later.
While the firing pin conversion is still unaccounted for, I did receive the barrel today.
And it's a hunk of crap.
It does appear to be new.
It is in a sealed plastic bag.
But...
The plating (chrome version) is flaking in several areas.
There is a lot of the copper base layer showing.
The bore is severely oxidized.
The extractor is misaligned and requires modification before cartridges will chamber.
There are two deep gouges on the left side of the barrel.
And it appears to have been used as a hammer, or possibly a man-to-man missile in the shop. - Both the bottom and the sides of the muzzle have substantial dents that look like they came from
multiple impacts with a concrete surface.
So, while they did finally ship part of the outstanding order...
It took them 19(?) months to do so, and the part that I received was even lower quality than the piece of crap derringer it was intended to augment (which was sold quite some time ago...).