Leinad cobray mod ou 22 lr 410 calsn ooo457 value?

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I had a leinad cobray 5 inch dual-barreled pistol bought in 1998 for $59.95. It was manufactured in Ducktown, Tenn. It is elegant in concept, but poorly executed; worth about what I paid. The piece is cast from soft steel. Operation is awkward. It is top-break, with the .22 bbl atop the .410 bbl. The back plate is of minimal thickness, and does not appear robust enough for sustained firing. This weepon MUST have the thru-frame "button" carefully engaged at ALL times until cocking for firing, as the DANGER of unintended discharge is extremely high: the firing-pin will rest upon the cartrige primer. A bump or drop can easily fire the weepon. The safety does not automatically engage, and must be manually set each time the weepon is loaded, by pulling the hammer back slightly & sliding the safety button from right to left. This locks-up the hammer. It usually requires the non-firing hand to disengage the safety button at the time of firing. It is stiff and awkwardly situated on the frame.
For firing, the user must select the position of the firing-pin on the hammer. When cocked, the tang on the firing-pin is rotated down for the .410 bbl, or toggled up for the .22 bbl. Firing with a .45 Colt in the .410 bbl is punishing due to the small grip. .410 is somewhat milder, and it patterns tightly with 2 1/2 inch #9 birdshot, and is sure death to a Rattler at ten ft. The .22 bbl fires precisely to point of aim at thirty feet. The weepon's niche of applicability is very narrow; like to have sealed with ammo in a #10 can with survival gear to kick around in the back of a Bush-Plane for potting survival grub and signaling. WD Sykora, Kennewick, Wa.