Nickle plated Colt Diamondback
Way back when I was working for a gunshop I found a 22LR 6" nickleplated Diamondback in the backstock where I guess it had been placed and forgotten.I purchased it in spite of one small flaw and that was a nick on the edge of he vented rib.It has been bothering me. Is there anyway to get this fixed w/o affecting the value of the gun. It is unfired and NIB.For a while, I gather Colt didn't admit ever making this configuration and the Blue Book of Gun Values didn't list it for years.Thank you.
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Here's the deal on the 6 inch Nickel Diamondback in .22 LR. A New in the Box, (NIB), according to the 22nd Edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values would be rated this way....100% = $650, plus a 20% adder for .22 LR Caliber = $780, then add another 20% for nickel finish, = $936. Now if the gun is in 95% or better condition, add another $150 for a total of $1,086.00. A small blemish shouldn't make the condition go down very much, maybe only 1 or 2 percent. Don't destroy the value of the gun by making "repairs" which will end up making a worse looking item out of it and really taking away the value......just my opinion. Keep it the way it is because:.......Colt only made about 2,200 of these and only in 1979. No other years were these made in nickel. The 6 inch Blue .22 LR is also a rather rare gun because it is a small production number also and limited production, (1979 to 1981), according to what I have been told. Nice Gun!!! Keep it as it IS!!! Oh yes, I have seen these go for much more than the "Blue Book" price!!
If You Can't Buy a Pair, Get a Spare![This message has been edited by RancheroPaul (edited 03-19-2002).]0 -
As I just posted on another topic, I had a 6-inch nickel .22 Diamondback. I bought it new from a wholesaler, but, without going back to my records, cannot remember which one. I remember I felt lucky to get it at the time. Do not do anything to it. A blemish is better than a repair any day. 0 -
Thank you all for your responses. You have all given me useful information. 0
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