They get a bad rap sometimes mainly because of looks but they're good, tough, and functional Colt firearms.

 

Heavy rascals though!

 

Yes, but the model I have is the 10mm Flat Top w/ Adjustable Sights. Handles that round pretty well.

 

It is no Sig or Browning BDA ( kills me to say , but I’m a realist ) .
That said , it’s one of my favorites ( 2 LW Officers , 10 govt & 40 commander)
If I had a 9 , or even 38 - my son would be EDC
He has my WG 220 and a 228
Second handgun I ever bought was an ordered Officers ACP, third was the 220.
If anyone is looking for a new gun - I’d definitely buy inspector Callahan’s in the WTS.
Don’t think you could do much better overall for a DA pistol ( especially NIB & price ).

But yeah , nice score on your four five !

 

Yes, 2 lbs for the officers - that’s why I got rid of mine

 

Love mine.

 

Great to hear that ,Alan .
Like LS57 says - definitely have a bad rep.
Here’s mine , I love em too .... but I love anything and everything COLT !

SJ Hart has the killer DE collection

 

I think the DE's problems were twofold...it wasn't aesthetically pleasing and Colt was very late to the market with a modern DA/SA pistol...the market was already pretty well saturated with them. Colt wasn't a big player in the market they once dominated...they made a few SAA revolvers, 1911 platform pistols and DA revolvers that weren't cost effective anymore by the early '90s. The Model 2000 was an attempt at a modern polymer 9mm pistol...a good basic design polluted by unnecessary engineering changes and bad introduction with out of spec barrels on initial guns (sounds familiar).

Kind of a shame...the Double Eagle wasn't a bad pistol...just too late to the game and Colt's management was losing interest in the game...just riding on the Colt name at the time.

 

Some folks love them, some not so much. I’ve always thought they were cool.

 

Several years back, one of my shooting pals had one and he had no problems with it in several hundred rounds fired from it. Can't recall in many years seeing one for sale in a gunshop or pawn shop. Still pretty hard to find today. I bet it is a beast and a hoot to shoot. Thanks for showing. Enjoy it in good health.

 

I have several Combat Commanders (one of my favorite carry guns), and really love them. This Double Eagle promises to become another favorite! Thanks so much for the responses and I really enjoyed seeing some of the other Double Eagles out there!

 

I think alot of the bad rap they got was from the not really well designed springs mounted under the grips. I like mine.

 

Great point Scott ..... also people just think they’re ugly ( their words ).
I’m sure mostly from die hard model O lovers.
I think they are great looking , probably the only brushed/ matte stainless model I like .
In blue - even way better. But equally important to me is the function, controls and operation .
Sorry , to me - manual safety on a DA pistol just doesn’t seem needed.

 

My Double Eagle, and the other unloved Colt DAO.

 

Well, this is new to me. What exactly is the model of the blued double action Colt in your pictures? I’ve never seen one until now.

 

I could never get past the way the grip looks

 

Here’s mine

 

This is needed in my collection. Fantastic version of a fairly rare piece.

 

And trigger guard look’s unfinished

 

Yes, I agree, a little over exaggerated in my opinion and it also made finding holsters problematic. I think a more traditional rounded Trigger Guard would look better but maybe they were influenced by the L.W. Seecamp Colt conversion design as depicted below.

 

You may want to remove the left side grip panel and check to see if the forward part of the decocking lever spring is properly seated in the decocking lever, or if it has popped out of the little hole that it hooks into. Your decocking lever looks to be sitting a little low. It is not uncommon for this to happen. In my experience, when this happens the decocking lever does continue to function; but the lever sits lower down in the direction of the mag release. Your lever position is not far off, so it may be fine, but you might want to check it.

 

Thank you so much for the tip. I checked and all is good. Those parts are very similar to my Sig's and can come off of the hole. But I looked at the picture and looking at it now; again, thanks!

 

That is a Government Model double action only. Approximately 300 made. The also made approximately 100 DAO New Agents. Quite rare.

 

This is what I like to collect, the rare and unique. I’ll have to add this to my list and start looking. Thanks for the reply!

 

The GRAIL is the Tac Nine - wouldn’t be surprised if there is less than 10,or 5 for that matter .

 

Member here sold a Government and an Agent DAO recently on Gunbroker. Think the Agent brought 3600 and Government 3800. This is a good thread about them. New Agent DAO