![]() Overtime some of the Colt firearms would get holster wear around the barrel and the cylinder and this of course would distract from the appearance of those great Colt revolvers. The Colt Diamondback 38 would be a great carry gun.Īs a gunsmith from the 70s and into the 90s, I was privileged to work on some of those Diamondbacks and probably the biggest issue with those firearms was the finish. ![]() But I’ve always felt that the Colt Diamondback was the tops for quality from that class of 22 handguns of that era. You could get that nice smooth crisp feel that all those Colt Diamondbacks from that era had.This was also true with many of the Smith & Wesson’s and other revolvers from that period. Whoever assembled that Colt revolver did spend some time fitting and polishing the trigger and hammer assembly. They did have some stiff competition from the Smith & Wesson revolvers and the Ruger revolvers from that era. They had a much better quality about them and you could readily notice it in the way the action felt and the smoothness and the crispness of the single and double action, while firing this Colt Diamondback 38 revolver.ĬOLT LOGO Yes they were considerably more than some of the cheaper brands of revolvers in those days, but there was nothing in its class. I consider this commercial made revolver to have just one of the smoothest actions ever produced. Just one smooth, fine looking Colt revolver that was a pleasure to look at. The Colt Diamondback was made in the 22 long rifle and the 38 special and they were noted for their precision assembly and their precision finish and exceptional quality. The Colt Arms Company would produce many high quality handguns in the 1950s and 60s era and you could choose from many fine guns from the Colt Firearms line. The Colt Diamondback 38 revolver that was manufactured in the 1960s in my opinion was one of the best double action revolvers ever made.
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