Colt Cobra

[C Islander]

I acquired a 1954 Colt Cobra that was in rough shape. The finish was gone and mechanically it needed some help. Took it to the local gunsmith who made it function quite well. Couldn't justify the cost of reblueing so I had it cera coated.
It now functions as it should and looks good.
My question is....would you carry this old horse?

 

[rockquarry]

I acquired a 1954 Colt Cobra that was in rough shape. The finish was gone and mechanically it needed some help. Took it to the local gunsmith who made it function quite well. Couldn't justify the cost of reblueing so I had it cera coated.
It now functions as it should and looks good.
My question is....would you carry this old horse?

If it's now in good mechanical shape, use it. Just be aware that sometimes the frames crack in the usual place, right under the barrel where it screws into the frame, whether it's a Colt or a Smith & Wesson. I've had this happen with both brands some years ago. I wouldn't use +P ammo in one, but others would. Your choice.

 

[Capt. F.]

In a heartbeat!
I have an early 4” Colt 3-5-7, forerunner of the Python, I carry occasionally. It was a police service gun and shows some wear, but functions flawlessly. I never doubt that if I need it to do it’s stuff, it won’t let me down.

 

[sigp220.45]

Why not?

I carry this one all the time.

 

[ralph7]

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My question is....would you carry this old horse?

Is a bullfrog waterproof?

 

[rockquarry]

I've had a 1957 Cobra for a long time and occasionally shoot it. It's a little larger than a J-frame S&W. Some think because of the size, it's easier to shoot well than the small S&W; maybe this perception varies from one person to another. I can't really see a difference. Still takes practice if you want to shoot one of these guns well.

As for pure cosmetics, I don't believe any snubnose revolver looks better than the first or second generation Detective Specials, Cobras, and Agents.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

It sounds like a great gun and what you described it must have looked just like my 1952 Cobra. I think it was carried constantly but fired little because it's mechanically perfect. I love the worn look, testimony to the forgotten LEO who carried it off duty depending his life on it. That's the story I came up with, anyway. It made it into the book "Holstery" wearing the stags I put on it.

 

[Echo40]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

It doesn't have the necessary capacity to fend off the Crackerjack Boys! You need a Tactical Pterodactyl Customs G17L loaded up with 124gr 9mm +P+P+P+ with 8 extra magazines in an Uncle Sneaky's Startling Secret Kydex Holster, and an AlphaMail Plate Carrier! You'll need nothing less to fight your way to to Tactical Pterodactyl Customs Alpha Romeo One-Five fitted with an Eagle Eye Crimson Sphere Holographic Peep Sight and side-mounted flip up Predator Thermal Scope and 20 magazines of 25gr General Lee 5.56 NATO Hyper Velocity ammo in your trunk!
How anyone can feel safe out there on the mean streets when there are gangs of former SpecOps Soldiers roaming about in three-man assault squads ready to pounce like a pack of feral Kangaroos on anyone they see who looks like they might be carrying enough change to get them their next fix of fine District of Columbian cool cut caramel corn which they are simultaneously cripplingly addicted to yet inexplicably gifted with Superhuman speed, agility, and endurance by.

Don't be like the typical fool who has been lulled into a false sense of security by burying their heads in the sand and not listening to the podcasts of Mark Copeland and Dark Forest Ranger spitting truth in a world of lies, and thusly fails to recognize the strategic necessity that is suppressive fire and peek shooting!

Drop that wheel gun and get with a real gun!

Oh, and don't you dare go thinkin' that I ain't 110% serious about this post just because tomorrow is Kooky Prank Day! I don't have no time for those silly kids games because I'm too busy preparing my Backup Bugout Backpack for tomorrow when I'll be at my private obstacle course at Camp Sergeant Boo Radley practicing my peek-shots, a'ight?!

 

[stansdds]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

It doesn't have the necessary capacity to fend off the Crackerjack Boys! You need a Tactical Pterodactyl Customs G17L loaded up with 124gr 9mm +P+P+P+ with 8 extra magazines in an Uncle Sneaky's Startling Secret Kydex Holster, and an AlphaMail Plate Carrier! You'll need nothing less to fight your way to to Tactical Pterodactyl Customs Alpha Romeo One-Five fitted with an Eagle Eye Crimson Sphere Holographic Peep Sight and side-mounted flip up Predator Thermal Scope and 20 magazines of 25gr General Lee 5.56 NATO Hyper Velocity ammo in your trunk!
How anyone can feel safe out there on the mean streets when there are gangs of former SpecOps Soldiers roaming about in three-man assault squads ready to pounce like a pack of feral Kangaroos on anyone they see who looks like they might be carrying enough change to get them their next fix of fine District of Columbian cool cut caramel corn which they are simultaneously cripplingly addicted to yet inexplicably gifted with Superhuman speed, agility, and endurance by.

Don't be like the typical fool who has been lulled into a false sense of security by burying their heads in the sand and not listening to the podcasts of Mark Copeland and Dark Forest Ranger spitting truth in a world of lies, and thusly fails to recognize the strategic necessity that is suppressive fire and peek shooting!

Drop that wheel gun and get with a real gun!

Oh, and don't you dare go thinkin' that I ain't 110% serious about this post just because tomorrow is Kooky Prank Day! I don't have no time for those silly kids games because I'm too busy preparing my Backup Bugout Backpack for tomorrow when I'll be at my private obstacle course at Camp Sergeant Boo Radley practicing my peek-shots, a'ight?!

Oh, that's good! You been hanging out with a certain other forum member, haven't you? LOL!


As for actually carrying an older Colt Cobra, yes, as long as it is mechanically sound. Would I use +P 38 Special ammo in it? Certainly not for practice, but maybe a cylinder full for familiarity and sight in for carry purposes.

 

[xfarfuldog]

About a year ago I bought an older Cobra. It was in excellent condition except the finish was black not blue. I checked the serial number and found it was made in 1951, my birth year. Unfortunately I sold it due to almost all of my 38 special being +P. My small revolver needs are met by my 2" 64 and my SFVI. But frankly I carry a Shield Plus.

 

[erikpolcrack]

I have two Cobras - a nickel 2-inch and a blued 3-inch. Both work fine and I shoot them well. Wouldn't hesitate to carry either one of them.

 

[heeter3]

Carry it C Islander and you will never look back. I have a 1972 version and rotate it through my edc.It carries and shoots fantastic not quite as light as my 442 but it still surprises me with how light it is when I rotate to my detective special or 3 inch j frame.

 

[ruger 22]

I would positively carry it and would welcome the sixth shot too.

 

[Buford57]

I have one a couple of years older which I carried for years. The only reason I don't still is sentimental attachment. Wouldn't want to see it lay around an evidence locker with a case number scratched into the sideplate, and I have other carry options.

 

[Goblin]

I carry a 3” Cobra in a SS II holster, so yes, I’d carry it.

 

[Mustang51]

I carry this one. I didn’t for awhile, because it’s really almost perfect. Then, I thought, what difference does it make? If I drop dead tonight, will it matter that my heirs will have a 90 percent gun instead of a 95 percent?

 

[crazyphil]

It worked alright for Jack Ruby. I sometimes carry my Agent that is
almost as old.

 

[Moo Moo]

Coincidentally, I'm off this morning to have a second look at a Used Colt Cobra. (Also going to see a Pre-27)

Can anyone tell me the date it might have been made? S/n looks like 137450.

 

[Buford57]

Moo Moo the Wilson book says 1963.

 

[Moo Moo]

Many thanks Buford57.