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Detonics .45 ACP question

TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 2014 in Ask the Experts
I bought a used vintage Detonics .45 this week.It's an early gun out of Seattle, Washington. The serial is O or D Prefix, then 916x. The slide is simply marked DETONICS .45 That's all the markings. Condition is almost 99% My question is about the finish. It looks like stainless but I've been told that stainless guns began at serial number 10,000. How can I tell if it is stainless steel or hard chrome finish. The gun came in a vinyl zippered pouch labeled DETONICS that is fake fur lined. No box or papers. I know they made a few that were hard chrome plated. Thanks for any information.
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Maybe see how strong a magnet is when compared to a known carbon steel, comparable size pistol?

    A hard chrome Detonics would be a nice find.
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  • TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I tried a magnet on the Detonics, a stainless steel Colt, and a chrome plated Abilene. I couldn't tell a difference on any of the three.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,059 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like a stainless Combatmaster (Officer size with the rear sights pushed forward with a funky cut on top of the slide).

    Say when you pack the magazine to capacity is there a small tab sticking out of the bottom? Those magazines are collectable.

    *Might wanna spend some time looking for things here http://biggerhammer.net/detonics/

    Might have to look way back for info. Man what the Hell happened here?

    **The market for those magazines are soft. Depending on condition $50-$100 but I reckon $50 on a really nice one. Unless there's an odd bidding war [:D]. Kind a like the "Detonics" marked 8 round magazines that used to start at $100. Now I think I saw one not too long ago in a factory zip loc and card board backing for about a hundred.
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  • TWalkerTWalker Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, it's a Combatmaster with the magazine you described.
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  • JudgeColtJudgeColt Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
    Say when you pack the magazine to capacity is there a small tab sticking out of the bottom? Those magazines are collectable.

    I have one of those magazines. I did not know they are collectable. What is the approxomate market value for such a magazine?
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