[Texagun]

I recently bought a Colt Combat Commander. I contacted Colt for a serial number lookup and they said the pistol was made in 1981.

I'm curious what date range is considered desirable for this particular model?Were the pistols produced in the 80's considered as good as the 1970's? Better? Worse? This is my first commander size Colt so any info would be appreciated.

Some of the Colts produced during the strike years 1986-1990 had some quality control issues that were attributed to an unhappy workforce. I have guns from that period that are fine. My Combat Commander was made in 1978 (bought new for $260 out the door) and I have had no issues with it. It is one of the "dreaded satin nickel guns" but it had held up fine with proper care. I wouldn't hesitate to buy any Commander from the '70's to the early '80's, based on a hand-held inspection first.