1964 colt detective special

tobyfloyd61

Box for this colt I can e mail pictures
Of the box just looks odd to me

Knifecollector

If it looks odd, then chances are that it is odd. Can you post a photobucket link to the picture?

tobyfloyd61

Have not figured out photobucket from this phone

nmyers

floyd61 sent me pics. We only need to see one:



This appears to me to be the correct 2 piece wood grain cardboard box for a 1964 Colt DS.

Neal

tobyfloyd61

The serial number being on bottom of box is kinda what concerns me not sure if you saw that picture

tone59

I have seen 2 Colt Cobras which were both about the same vintage as your Detective Special.
Both had boxes with the serial #s hand written on the bottom.
My grandfather was the original owner of 1 of them and I believe the box was the one the gun came in new.

tobyfloyd61

Same thing owner of this gun told me ...new in box never fired with original receipt 78.29 back then

tobyfloyd61

May have gave to much but gun is nib 2 sets of grips other than original wood grips all documents with original receipt thanks to all who helped

dfletcher

quote:Originally posted by tobyfloyd61
The serial number being on bottom of box is kinda what concerns me not sure if you saw that picture


I have a 1969 made Colt Cobra LNIB, still have the NRA and warranty card inside. The box is exactly the same, the inside of the box is a dark green. Until today never even looked at the bottom. Sure enough, handwritten serial number in what looks like fairly broad black magic marker. In addition to the serial number, just above it, is the handwritten number 168368 in slightly less bold black magic marker.

Darn, you learn so much here even by accident.

Knifecollector

That is an authentic Colt box.