According to Colt Archives Serial Number Database, this King Cobra was produced in 1994. SPECS: Stainless steel finish, 6" ribbed barrel with full length lug & shrouded extractor rod, adjustable rear sight pinned to the channel, pinned ramped front sight with orange insert, checkered black rubber combat grips with Rampant Colt gold medallion inlays, serrated hammer and six-shot swing-out cylinder. COMES WITH: Original blue hardcase and paperwork. CONDITION: This gun is in beautiful condition with no wear to speak of, has a perfect sharp/ clean bore (possibly unfired) and appears to be in good working order. HISTORY: First introduced in 1986, the Colt King Cobra is a medium frame double-action revolver with a design that is based upon that of an earlier Colt Trooper MK V. The King Cobra sported an improved heavier-duty barrel, full barrel length cylinder ejection rod protection shroud, and a thicker solid rib on top of the barrel. The King Cobra was discontinued in 1992, and returned to Colt's product line in 1994. Dropped a second time in 1998, it was not reintroduced until 2019 as a .357 Magnum, three inch barrel variant of the 2017 Colt Cobra. The Colt King Cobra can chamber and fire the 357 Magnum or the shorter .38 Special cartridges. FREE SHIPPING & NO PROCESSING FEES.