Colt's are the probably most collectable handguns made in the US. As I recall, the Cobra is a lightweight version of the Detective Special, the weapon I carried for 10 years as a US Treasury agent. There are several different models of the Detective Special, with changes made over time. There are at least two, if not more, versions of the Cobra. I have the model that was the next after your father purchased his, if it is the one in the picture. It is a newer model, probably making it worth less than yours.

I have bought and sold many guns but I would hate to give you a bad value for yours. I wouldn't take less than $300 for mine, and that is if I had to sell it. I paid $125 for this handgun new in 1972.

I suggest you get a copy of Fjedstaadt's (spelling wrong but close) Blue Book of Guns. This book will tell you how to determine the grade of your weapon and give a price range for it. I wish I could buy it from you now, but the gun laws enacted after President Kennedy was killed have all but stopped this sort of business.

Thank you for your quick response and information. I will look for the gun blue book........JT

I would be interested in what you find. I bought a colt agent 38 special in 1977 and never fired it. I might want to trade for a gun that I can carry easily in a purse.

That's wild my father purchased the same gun at the same time. he needed something small to conceal. he was working for detroit edison at the time and was down in the jungle every day.