What are your guns with the most increase in value?

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Individually not sure with my old Marlins, Winchesters, Remingtons ect.. But I got a bunch of 49.00 to 79.00 buck milsurps from the 90s that are now selling way more than I thought. SKS Paratroops are selling around 600. All the rest of the Mosins, Mausers, Finns, Steyrs, ect are way up also. As far as the CPI. Pstttttttttt:p I never bought them as a investment. I've enjoyed them all along and I'd never be able to afford them now for what they sell for. Besides 49.00 buck matching 91/30 with the bayo installed makes a great 6 foot anti Covid pokers for the family.:D
 
Remington Nylon 66 purchased in (I think) early '70s for $50 new (close-out sale). Most I see at shows now are $300-400.
 
1KPerDay said:
I don't get posts like this. If you don't want to participate, you're free to not participate. Why post/participate just to say you're not going to participate? Me not get.
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It is a simple point that advertising what you have on a media that anyone can see it is IMO not wise.
 
I have a Marlin 1885m chambered in .450 Marlin, I paid under $400 it and they go for around a grand now.
I also have a Browning A-Bolt in 22lr and for some reason I’m told they’re worth quite a bit now, I do they are rather rare.
Lastly I have a Lee Enfield .303 British that my dad paid $20 for, was free to me, not sure what it’s worth now but I bet it’s more than 10X that.
None of them are for sale, the only one money could buy is the Marlin and it’d take a LOT!
 
As the OP, what I see from all the responses is that quite a few guns do appreciate in value, but there are a lot of us who do not buy guns to make money, and even with increased values we don't want to sell what we have.
I once sold a couple of pump shotguns, at a profit, to buy an O/U. My wife complained that she wished she could just sell something to buy something else. I suggested that if she would buy guns instead of clothes, she could. That did not get me any points.
Someone mentioned guns obtained as a gift. Yes, that counts. My best is a Colt SAA that a friend gave me. Appears to be worth more than $2K now. Actually I have been given several guns over the years, mostly by friends whose wife or girlfriend wanted those dangerous things out of their house. My pleasure.
 
One of the guns I have inherited was a S & W in .32-20 with its leather holster (no belt). I have shot it as I wanted to see what it was like (a "stepped" cartridge in a revolver). Then I had two different vendors at a local gun show look it over and tell me its approximate value. Both asked if I had the original box which, unfortunately, I did not. They stated that if I had the box, they would have classed it at 98% or better. The only visible wear is a little spot of worn bluing on the tip if the barrel and the front of the cylinder from being put in the leather holster.
Then they showed me the book value at 95-98%. :eek:
That gun is now a safe queen. :D
 
Probably my older Colts have gone up the most in value along with my Browning Hi-Power.
 
Most of my guns that'd be considered valuable were given to me by family, which makes their dollar value irrelevant. I have a Colt Anaconda my grandfather bought new for $700 (still have the receipt). Then a Saginaw M1 Carbine and a S&W 66-1 with box my FIL gave me.
 
I checked the inflation calculator and some sell at what the calculator comes up with for their purchase price. I don't find that "bad" in terms of I've shot them and can sell for a near break even. The fun is worth more than the $ there. Factoring in ammo costs, LOL.... Literally burning up the $
 
bassjam said:
Most of my guns that'd be considered valuable were given to me by family, which makes their dollar value irrelevant. I have a Colt Anaconda my grandfather bought new for $700 (still have the receipt). Then a Saginaw M1 Carbine and a S&W 66-1 with box my FIL gave me.
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I inherited Colts and Winchesters from dad and they go to my kids and grandkids, Value is irrelevant.
 
P5 Guy said:
Balance the value of your firearms to the inflation rate, I'll bet not many even keep up with the CPI.
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I was actually thingking along the same line, although there certainly are exceptions to the rule. Back in the seventies, Winchester 94s could be had for a song..170.oo or so at Kmart, about a weeks pay then for me. About what I made then. Now they are going for 400-500 even for a plain jane, which is about the same pay for the same job I had back then. Try to buy one of the new ones though!
 
In 1972 as a Police Officer, I paid $156.00 for a Colt Gold Cup National Match along with 2 additional magazines, with a holster, and a magazine holder. Now the Colt is worth, I've been told upwards of $1200.00 in like new condition, as it was relieved from me in 1973-74. I was issued a Colt Commander that had to be returned to the department upon my retirement.
 
Daveboone said:
I was actually thingking along the same line, although there certainly are exceptions to the rule. Back in the seventies, Winchester 94s could be had for a song..170.oo or so at Kmart, about a weeks pay then for me. About what I made then. Now they are going for 400-500 even for a plain jane, which is about the same pay for the same job I had back then. Try to buy one of the new ones though!
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I remember in 1974 or so when W.T. Grant was going out of business, Win 94s were $60.
I know I bought a Marlin 336 on sale at Kmart in 1977 for $92.
 
I have 2 Winchester Model 43 218 bee's, and one in a Hornet, that I know will sell for a whole lot more than I got into them. Also, my 30/30 1899, that my dad gave me, that would never be sold, is worth quite a bit more, than my dad paid for it.
 
image00000494.jpeg image00000397.jpeg I bought an Arsenal SGL-21 back when they were still allowed to import them for I think about $850'ish now ive seen them go for 2-3k

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single six. Bought new around 2007 for $400. and now the same gun is 600+. I only bought it because internet squabble said they were discontinuing the long barrel, so I sold my 5.5” and bought the 9.5” I love the gun, but I don’t shoot it often enough. Its so accurate that it’s boring. Especially with 22 mags.
 
Set of three sequential serial numbered USFA .45’s - I would say will bring 2X the $ that I paid for them if they were traded. However, we must remember that any item that will trade for dollars is only worth those dollars IF it is traded - if the item is never traded or intended to trade for dollars, then the discussion is just talk.
 
Steve S. said:
Set of three sequential serial numbered USFA .45’s - I would say will bring 2X the $ that I paid for them if they were traded. However, we must remember that any item that will trade for dollars is only worth those dollars IF it is traded - if the item is never traded or intended to trade for dollars, then the discussion is just talk.
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True enough.

Only a closed deal with transferred funds sets a real value. Outside of appraisal speculation, insurance and other academic scenarios.

I see it all the time in my retirement activity.


"Well, my *^(&*^%$^& is worth eleventy-seventelve hunnert dollars!"

"Sure, it MIGHT be if you ever successfully sold it at that."

Todd.
 
Speedo66 said:
This. It depends how long ago you bought it. A cheap SKS purchased 40 years ago may not have increased as much as you think, taking inflation into consideration.
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^^ This is key. If one is simply answering the question as asked, then it's all about dollars and not time. My 1971 AR-15 is probably worth $1200 more than I paid for it back in 1982 or so, but considering the elapsed time, it hasn't done as well as a something like a Browning Hi Power bought for $450 a couple of years ago but worth $600 now.
 
Wouldn't mind having one of those! I had to pass on a P7M10 in the late 90s in South Africa because I couldn't afford it. It's on my bucket list.

I don't have anything super valuable but I have noticed here in the UK the T/C R55 benchmark rifle has gone up in value. Bought my first one new for £450 back in 2007. That rifle would fetch around £700 now, second hand.
 
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