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CherryRiver
18th February 2007, 00:16
A local shop has a new in the box .38 Super Special Edition that's tugging at me. A quick search didn't turn anything up here and I don't see it on the Colt's site. It appears to be polished stainless with some engraving on the slide.
Any clues as to what's special here?
It looks like it might be a good wifey-gun, maybe with an extra 9mm barrel.
She likes the shiny ones.
Bill
pa_guns
18th February 2007, 01:17
Hi

Any idea how new it is? There have been a *lot* of specials over the years.

Bob
CherryRiver
18th February 2007, 08:44
I am under the impression from the salesman that it is new, 2006 manufacture. I think I'll go back and dig a little deeper.
Bill
larry starling
18th February 2007, 08:53
A local shop has a new in the box .38 Super Special Edition that's tugging at me. A quick search didn't turn anything up here and I don't see it on the Colt's site. It appears to be polished stainless with some engraving on the slide.
Any clues as to what's special here?
It looks like it might be a good wifey-gun, maybe with an extra 9mm barrel.
She likes the shiny ones.
Bill
It's probably one of those Talo special editions go look here....
http://taloinc.com/colt.htm#don
paul45
18th February 2007, 09:57
My guess it's a Lew Horton piece.....like this....
Examples come in series 80 and 70, blue and stainless, .45 and .38, in 2006 http://www.gunsamerica.com/classifieds/none/_976806839.aspx
pa_guns
18th February 2007, 10:09
Hi

If you go over to the S&W site and check on Performance Center pistols they list a number of them done for various distributors.

Colt's Custom Shop does the same thing as S&W. The main difference is that they do not put the pictures up on the web site. My guess is that Colt does far fewer in a run than S&W.

Value is tough to estimate. The auction sites should give you a rough idea. Normally engraving or inlay adds to the pistol based on square inches of work and the level of detail.

Bob
paul45
18th February 2007, 10:17
As I said they are Lew horton comissioned pieces......here is a blue XSE piece
http://www.lewhorton.com/conitemdetail.cfm?ItemNum=48620
here is a blue NRM
http://www.lewhorton.com/conitemdetail.cfm?ItemNum=48393
Value is "easy" to estimate.....there is a MSRP from Lew Horton....
pa_guns
18th February 2007, 10:33
Value is "easy" to estimate.....there is a MSRP from Lew Horton....

Hi

Price and value may or may not be the same thing :D :D.

I have seen some of these go for above MSRP and the customer was happy to pay it.

Bob