Lusted after one of these for decades: Colt Dick Spl

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ZWolfgang

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Ever since I saw a photo of the "new" shrouded Colt Dick Special way back in the mid 70's I have admired this pistol. Six shots, +P rated, in the size of a J-frame gun! All these years later I finally decided to look for one to buy and found this on an internet auction site. It was still new in the box, unfired, cosmoline and all, paperwork, circa 1992 production, blue plastic box with printed Colt paperboard box sleeve... all like new, $375. I couldn't resist. I received it last week. My first impression of it was that it's amazingly SMALL... I had always envisioned it as being a bigger gun. Pretty amazing to have six shots in a gun this small.

Only problem is, it looks so nice I hesitate to carry it! But I'll get over that... I don't have safe queens, I like to shoot my guns. It would be better, I suppose, if I'd found one with at least a tiny bit of wear on it... then I wouldn't worry about keeping it so nice. Anyway... she looks like this:

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Now I need some instruction as to how to open her up. And a nice pair of wood grips would be great as well.
 
abelew... I do try to keep them as nice as I can... always consider how and where I lay them down and handle them with care. But none are safe queens... I shoot 'em all! Just so happens this Dick Spl is LNIB... but I'm going to try to keep it nice as I shoot it. I give a little extra care to the blued guns because they're a lot less forgiving of finish oppps. My stainless guns I'm a little less gentle with because I can always give the finish a little "touch-up, if need be." ;)
 
That's really a lovely specimen! I'm happy that my Agent (also shrouded, one of the pretty blued ones from '76) has just enough bluing wear that I have no problem carrying it. :)
 
Wolf, I have seen your other photos, you are an excellent shot (with a lens that is). That DS is an amazing example of the "NIB" classification seen online, I've bought many Pythons and other revolvers that have been "new in box" but have handling marks etc. You should consider yourself ever so lucky to have your hands on that peice. I'd even make an offer for it, but I know you aren't willing to part with such a seductive peice of metal.
 
Nice

Nice piece. :cool: I was thinking about getting one of those for summer to carry in my pocket but I think I'm going to hold off on that.

Keep a good coat of oil on it. Keep it in a nice nylon (I think leather will over time take the blue finish off after rubbing against it for so long. If I am wrong in this someone please correct me.) holster on your belt to keep it snug so it doesn't get all scratched up. Or get a nice nylon pocket holster and keep it in your pocket. The holster will keep carkeys, pocketknives, change and speedloaders from scratching it up.

Got you a good piece there ZWolfgang
 
Very nice! :D
My first legal carry gun was one of these and I always loved it. Six shots and its slightly bigger size makes it much easier to shoot well than the S&W J-frames. ;)
The I made a serious mistake. I taught my wife to shoot it. She refers to it as "her gun" and I only get to see it once in a while now. :rolleyes:
 
Grayfox... well, at least it's still in the family.... and you can still admire and fondle it! ;)

This gun is so perfect that I've decided to get another which isn't quite so very perfect so I can carry and shoot it without messing this one up. Kinda dumb to buy a nice gun and not really use it (this would be the first of my guns I'd buy a dupe of just to keep another one of them pristine!) but I guess in the case of such a classic, no longer manufactured "legend" such as the Dick Spl. it isn't too crazy of an idea. :rolleyes:
 
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