Price check on Colt Diamondback .38cal, 4 inch

[guninhand]

Wondering what the prohib status does to the price of a nice Diamondback. TIA.

 

[sillymike]

Right now, a nice 12(6) will go for about half the price of a restricted... And 38 seems to be harder to move than the 22lr

 

[rfo1]

I've owned a couple of 4 inch Diamondback .38s over the years. In my opinion a nice original one, wearing factory wooden grips, but without the box and manual, should be worth between $450.00 and $500.00. Others here will no doubt disagree.

 

[Rod]

I'd like to know where those $450 to $500 Diamondbacks have been hiding . . 4" Diamondbacks in 98% condition have collector status and will find a market, in Canada, for upwards of $950. . 22 LR are worth more than 38 spl. by 10 to 20 %. Find a nickel one in 98% + condition, and you just hit a home run.

Colt built the Diamondback on their "D Frame" (Det. Spec, Police Positive) with the vented barrel machined on the Python line. . If memory serves me correctly they were made from 1966 to 1986. .

A decent Detective Spec or Police Positive, both 12-6, will fetch $450 to $500. . A 4" 38 spl. Diamondback, in 98% condition, will reach out to $900 to $950 as there's still plenty of 12-6 gunowners around. .

I looked for quite a spell to find DB's in 22 LR and a twin in 38 spl. . . Diamondbacks with the correct stocks in 98% condition are certainly not falling out of the trees on a windy day.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

I've owned a couple of 4 inch Diamondback .38s over the years. In my opinion a nice original one, wearing factory wooden grips, but without the box and manual, should be worth between $450.00 and $500.00. Others here will no doubt disagree.

I've seen a few around but for considerably more than the values you've quoted. Mine is in 22LR,and a keeper.

 

[guninhand]

Thanks guys. That info brackets the expectations nicely.