38 snubnose

[DICK PRIES]

a friend passed away his wife turned his hand gun into the police she wants to know the value all the police did was give her a paper with the make and ser # and snubnose trying to find out mod by ser # 152488 IT IS A COLT

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[Neal Myers]

There's no way to identify it.

Once she placed it on the counter at the police station, the value became $0. It does no good to ponder what it's value used to be; it is gone.

[DICK PRIES]

The Fire Arm Is Held For 1 Year For The Wife To Sell

[Johnny Peppers]

I believe the old saying "She got the cart before the horse." applies here. She should have found out something about the pistol before turning it in to the police. Several years back in a neighboring town a widow turned in her husband's pistols to the local police department to be destroyed. One of the pistols was a Luger, and it changed hands three times in the first week after it was turned in for destruction.

[M1Riflenut]

Have you tried asking Colt? I thought they had a research/history dept.?

[DICK PRIES]

i called the local police it is a cobra about 1969 very good condition

[phil441]

Have you tried asking Colt? I thought they had a research/history dept.?

Check their prices before asking for a report. Their prices are very high, sometimes costing more than the gun in question is worth.

Phil

[Johnny Peppers]

If the police have identified the pistol as a Cobra, and you have the serial number, the only thing additional a Colt letter would tell would be the shipping date and where shipped. Most modern revolver letters are $75.
If it is a Corba, and the serial number is 152488, it was made in 1964.

[Neal Myers]

The Fire Arm Is Held For 1 Year For The Wife To Sell

Huh? I don't get it. Hopefully this means more to you than it does to us.

Whatever, the value is in the $100-1,000 range, depending upon configuration, accessories, & condition. Obviously we can't do any better than than that without photos or a detailed description. But, most Cobras from that era sell in the $300-400 range, my observation from the completed auctions on Gunbroker.

[DICK PRIES]

I Am Thinking About Buying It And Was Just Looking For Some Feed Back