JUDGE COLT

duckhunter

GARY, I HAVE A COLT SF-VI WITH A 2 INCH BARREL. BOBBED HAMMER. HOW MANY OF THESE GUNS DID COLT MAKE?? ALL THAT I HAVE SEEN WERE 4 INCH BARRELS. THANKS.

I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.

duckhunter

I HAVE A COLT TROOPER MKIII 22 8 INCH MATTE NICKLE. SERIAL NUMBER ;Y132XX. CANT YOU TELL ME HOW MANY AND WHEN?? THANKS, JOHN

I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.

JudgeColt

John, I am sorry to say you will have to ask someone who knows! I don't.

I do know that this model was only in the catalog in 1996 and maybe 1995 (I have no 1995 catalog at hand). There were 2-inch and 4-inch, both with bobbed and regular hammers. There was also a Lady's Model. For a Colt, they were inexpensive, listing for $408, with dealer at $326. I believe the SF stood for "Small Frame" and the VI stood for "six shots."

These guns were introduced during the beginning of hard times at Colt's, and it could be you have a rare piece as far as production numbers, but I wonder about the demand. Does your revolver have box and papers?

Sorry I cannot be more help. Too new for me!

lrarmsx

This series of gun was meant as a cheaper replacement to the Detective Special. They cut a number of the finishing and fitting processes to keep the cost down. The 2" was what I saw most often. This gun was later replaced by the DSII, then the Magnum Carry, which was set up to be approximately the same size and weight, but handle .38's as well as .357's, giving it an edge in popularity.

Production numbers were reasonably low, but that was due to sluggish sales. The guns were originally thought to be a stainless replacement of the Detective Special, but proved to be of similar size, but much less refined and not as smooth. Some of the earlier ones had very sharp edges and people weren't expecting that from the Colt company they had come to know. S&W made their first stainless 2" .38 in the late 1960's (when revolvers were all the rage). Colt made their first stainless .38 2" revolver almost 30 years later. Timing, its all about timing.