Marked for Life

Back in '84, finding a Combat Master proved to be a challenge. A broker found one in Florida and soon it was on its way to sunny California. A while later I discoverer Mk numbers, an understanding of which was nearly as elusive as my 30 year search for a spare Detonics magazine.

Follow the read more link for V numbers



"Based on the info that I have, the only Combat Master stamped with its "Mark number" is the Mk. VI. The Mk. I is matte blued chrome moly, the Mk. II is nickel plated CM, the Mk. III is hard chromed CM, the Mk. IV is blued, with the sides of the slide polished, the Mk. V is matte stainless, and the Mk. VI "Professional Model" has the sides of the slide polished. The Mk. VII looked mostly like the Mk. V, but without any sights. The Mk. VII's also appear to have slides made by Caspian; the cocking serrations are of the square, Caspian style rather than the saw-tooth type seen on the other models. The later MC-1 looks identical to the Mk. V, but I'm basing that on a catalog photo. "

Thread:  http://www.biggerhammer.net/detonics/wwwboard/

This thread helps to show the ambiguity on Detonic's numbering system, great reading off of biggerhammer.


Following are some photos of Combat Masters, handsome weapons.