To add to my last post... I also picked up a 1993 Colt King Cobra Enhanced today. Box, paper work, all of it. Great example.
That said, wow, what a great trigger. It's a Colt King Cobra Enhanced, and man, the trigger in both SA and DA is excellent. It compares very well against my 686 from the same year.
That said, it also compares very well against my new King Cobra. In SA, but triggers are identical. In DA, the new King is smoother, but the old King has a shorter stroke and is a bit lighter. I'd say 9.5 on the new King vs 10 on the old King.
The only other difference is the the old King is a thicker framed gun in line with a 686 or a Ruger GP. The new King is essentially a Ruger SP101 frame.
To be sure, it's a smaller gun, and certainly not the same as the original King, but it's still one of the better guns in the market. I have no issue with it being called a King Cobra.
The old and new and both great guns, just different and both reflect the reality of the economy and production costs at the time they were made.