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Dfariswheel · October 23, 2012, 07:13 PM

That appears to be a vented King Cobra.
The barrel is definitely a King Cobra shape.

The grips are the last type rubber grips Colt used. These were more or less exact copies of the Pachmayr "Gripper" only made for Colt by Vintage Industries.
These had Colt medallions, a Colt banner on the bottom, and no metal liner like the Pachmayr grips did.

After some research, it appears that some of the very last KC's had vented barrels.

October 23, 2012, 07:13 PM	#7
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	That appears to be a vented King Cobra. The barrel is definitely a King Cobra shape. The grips are the last type rubber grips Colt used. These were more or less exact copies of the Pachmayr "Gripper" only made for Colt by Vintage Industries. These had Colt medallions, a Colt banner on the bottom, and no metal liner like the Pachmayr grips did. After some research, it appears that some of the very last KC's had vented barrels.