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Offline JoshA

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Colt pocket 9???
« on: May 16, 2015, 09:57:58 PM »
so what's the scoop on the 17 oz colt pocket 9? Anyone have any experience? Looks neat conceptually.
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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2015, 10:05:29 PM »
I wonder why this gun had such a short lifespan?
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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 10:06:33 PM »
I carried one for several years.  There are better pistols made today in my opinion.  There were only 6000 of them made (one year only) when Kahr filed a patent infringement suit that they would have won so it was dropped.

Kind of a collector's item now, usually go for a $1000 or more.  Horrible trigger and prone to light hits.  Teddy Jacobson said the hammer on it and the Pony were made too light in his opinion.  I tried to get him to do a trigger job and he would have nothing to do with it.  He said that the pistol had basic problems he could not over come.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2015, 10:08:02 PM »
That explains that.
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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2015, 10:11:30 PM »

I see them for $1800 or so for sale; why would anyone even think about it compared to a Glock 43 for $500? 

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2015, 07:45:45 AM »

I see them for $1800 or so for sale; why would anyone even think about it compared to a Glock 43 for $500?

It is a collector's market tracker.  For every gun owner in this country that has heard of a Rohrbaugh, there are at least 10 Colt Collectors.  6000 is a short run for any Colt. 

Collector Colts is a huge market.  Look at Python prices and they are not in the least bit rare.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2015, 09:13:31 AM »
I understand the collectible aspect but the Colt 9 wasn't/isn't a a very desirable gun. The Python is a different matter and has quite a cachet of its own.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2015, 09:36:19 AM »
The Pocket Nine was really the first gun of it's kind in 1999.  If it would have been allowed to evolve and improve, it could have been a major success in my opinion.  Colt sold in that one year what it took 10 years for Rohrbaugh to sell.

A pistol does not have to be a major success to be collectible.  Rarity breeds collectibility, its a fact of the game.

Look at GunBroker right now, there are 347 Pythons for sale.
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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2015, 09:56:22 AM »

Do you still own your Pocket Nine?

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2015, 10:19:41 AM »
I still own my original Nine, one with a custom finish and I think about three others that are NIB that I bought for an investment in the $600 range.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2015, 10:45:52 AM »
Here is the Custom Pocket Nine with my R9 Elite.  It is really a nice pistol.

The stock Hogue grips that Colt used gave them the blocky look.  They were great to hold on to but detracted from the guns appearance.

I think the Pocket Nine could have been a success.  Colt was screwing everything up about that time.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2015, 02:20:16 PM »
I think that the Colt Pocket Nine is a very nice looking gun. Looking at it next to a R9 shows that it also has some very nice classic lines. I'm sure from what I've read that it is a pleasure to hold. Everyone seems to agree that the trigger is horrible.  There is one on GunBroker right now, New in the Box, for $850.00 Buy It Now. That is a deal compared to the other ones for sale for $1500.00-$2000.00. If anyone wants it....

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=483741185
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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2015, 05:37:52 PM »
If someone wanted a Pocket Nine, that is a good price.

The others are wishful thinking, I have never seen them up that high.

They are a good, reliable pistol, but I could not get anyone to touch the trigger.  If Colt would have stayed with it, the problems could have been worked out I'm sure.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2015, 09:43:25 PM »

This rare collectible is one I can do without.

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Re: Colt pocket 9???
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2015, 11:38:37 PM »
Thanks for the info guys.

I should have know MRC owns 3 of them. Lol. You're a sicko, but I like it MRC. Anytime I start to feel bad about owning too many guns I can just compare myself to you and dismiss it all. Just kidding around of course. You certainly do have a wealth of knowledge about some pretty diverse firearms.

Cool looking little pistol IMO. Not excited about a poor trigger though.
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

John Stuart Mill
English economist & philosopher (1806 - 1873)