Colt King Cobra
Have a chance to buy a blued colt king cobra with 6" barrel. Real nice shape for $550. can anyone give me a guess on what its worth so i know for sure if its a good buy?
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I have a Stainless Colt King Cobra serial # KSO9XX that I really enjoy owning. It has a 4-inch barrel and is in excellent condition. I am not interested in selling it but for insurances purposes I would like to know the year it was manufactured and its approximate value. Additionally are these pistols still being produced? Thanks in advance for your help![:)] 0 -
First of all, the Stainless King Cobras were made from late 1987 through 1992, when they were briefly discontinued. Production resumed in 1994 and continued through 1998 when they again were discontinued. The later production run was of a gun slightly different than the first early run. The muzzle of the first run of these gun was machined smooth to the edge of the barrel opening and the rifling extended clear to the edge of the machined end. The later guns had a square edged chamfer machined at the end of the rifling which was ab out 1/16th of an inch deep below the actual end of the barrel. Not sure why.....but this is the way it was. This Model is not being manufactured and hasn't been since 1998. It is very doubtful that production of this Model will ever begin again.
There are no reference books that list the serial numbers for Colt guns ending in about 1985. In order to find out when you gun was made, it will be necessary for you to call the Factory and inquire. You can get their phone number from their web site: Colt.com.
However, having dealt with these guns, from my experience, I would think your gun was from the 1994 to 1998 production run. You can confirm this by checking the muzzle and seeing if the muzzle has the machined chamfer or not. If not, it is from the early run of production.
For Insurance purposes, I would value this gun at about $500.00, which may be a little more than you can search and find them for, but would be a realistic figure to be able to replace it if lost somehow.
These are a great .357 magnum and make for a great gun. They are not currently being sought out as a collector gun, which probably is the reason they are not excessively pricey at the present. Hope this helps!
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CleanBlue King Cobras are in the $400-450 range so $500 is certainly a reasonable amount to ask.
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Would not value it at less than $500 for insurance purposes. Also, if your insurance is not replacement cost you may want to consider changing over to it, because regardless of what the item is, if you have a loss the insurance company will depreciate it when it comes to settlement. Think of it as the "Good Hands Company" sending you "one finger"!
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The insurance "gentlemen" find ways to reduce the "replacement" cost by claiming depreciation based purely on the age of the item)(s). BTDT. It's no wonder insurance companies and banks try to settle out of court . . . if it goes to a jury, virtually no one in American society hasn't been fondled by their single fingers.
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