Colt made a small number of Colt Detective Specials with the 3 inch barrel. I had one and stupidly let it get away in a trade. My next door neighbor's wife has one her father gave her but sentimental value won't let me swap something for it. I have seen a late issue (3rd or 4th issue) in stainless steel with a shrouded 3 inch barrel on GunBroker.
If you have one, I'd be willing to talk about taking it off your hands.
A handgun that Colt made.
5 shot, 38 spl, revolver I thought Colt only made 6 shot revolvers
one in good condition about 600
Check out Wikipedia under Colt Detective Special.
The standard barrel length of the Colt detective special was 2 inches although in the second & third series there were some 3 inchers produced.
what is the value of a 8 3/8 inch nickel plated colt trooper
100-1000 USD
100-400 USD
Go online and type in "colt revoler grips". You should find everything from factory replacements, to custom grips made to fit your own hand. Prices from 2-3 dollars on ebay, to over $100 for custom grips.
100-150 USD
touch detective 3 1/3
THE COST OF THIS VERY SPECIAL WEAPON IS CLOSE TO THE AMOUNT THAT YOUR MOM IS WORTH... SO ABOUT 1 cent or 1 penny