Detonics .45 Value?

hh60av8r

October 07, 2003 20:05

A while back I purchased a Detonics MK VI .45 from a friend. The pistol is SS and has "PROFESSIONAL MODEL" Stamped on the right side of the slide just under and aft of the ejection port. It sports a Pachmayr grip, one magazine stamped "Detonics .45 A.C.P.", adjustable rear sight. I dont have the box or papers. There are a few very minor scratches here and there. The S/N is CR11225.

I've poked around here and there on quite a few sites and it seems most go for anywhere between $500-$1000. Maybe some one here is familiar with these pistols, If so, I sure welcome any help or advise you might have.

I can send pictures via e-mail as I still cant figure out how to attach them here.

Thanks for the help

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  rifle-cop624

  October 08, 2003 05:17

  I have owned 3 of these over the years. Neat little sucker, isn't it? They were well ahead of their time in the 70's and 80's. They used captured recoil springs and bushingless bull barells before anyone else. They were truly innovative guns and paved the way for the modern .45 subcompact market. They only comparable gun at the time, was the Star model PD. It had an alloy frame vs. the Detonics stout steel frame, so it could not handle plus pressure loads, or sustained fire like the Detonics.
  
  Try www.bighammer.com to get more detailed info, but I love mine, and if you shoot and carry yours, you will love it, too. As far as value, there is alot of wiggle depending on which model, box or not, factory papers or not, original magazines or not, blah, blah. You can get parts from Brownells, if needed.
  
  Good luck and welcome to the wonderful guns of Detonics!
  
  "Jimmy McElroy used to say in the yard, have no attachments, never get involved with anything that you are not prepared to walk out on in 30 seconds flat, if you spot the heat around the corner"

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