LOL!Ouch, my eyes hurt. The shop should be offering to pay someone $650 to get whatever that is off their property.
here one that the shop has. A Colt Frontier Scout Gold Spike, with box and such. Unfired, $650
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it’s a shame that nobody shot these guns because they think it will go up in value. I’m going to shoot everyone one of them and wear them on my hip… even when I’m grill outside aloneProbably because them being labeled "commemorative" does not automatically equate to "collectable" in the market.
To be sure, they were marked as commemorative precisely so that people would think they were collectables in order to get people to buy them. That's part of how marketing works.
As someone else mentioned in another thread, items sold as collectables does not automatically equate to them actually being collectables. It's got to be both viewed and desired as such by people interested in them. If not, then it's "just another rifle".
I think that such items can become collectable once they've developed an exceptionally long history. Time can account for some of this for a variety of things. But they won't have the deeply ingrained history of something that was actually USED. These are, in effect, glorified show pieces.
They might become more collectable some decades after they've no longer been produced. Or if, over the decades, many have succumbed to poor handling and storage habits.
oooh man! I think it’s ClassyCould be a decent deal. How much would it cost to make it look presentable without being embarrassed?
It looks like all the gold plating was done on easily replaceable parts (the cylinder, hammer, trigger, screws, etc.). I would total up the cost of standard versions of these parts, deduct that from the going price of a standard gun, and use that as the basis of an offer for the commemorative. Then, if I got the gun, I would replace all the gold-plated parts (and save them, of course, for the next owner).Could be a decent deal. How much would it cost to make it look presentable without being embarrassed?
As someone else mentioned in another thread, items sold as collectables does not automatically equate to them actually being collectables. It's got to be both viewed and desired as such by people interested in them. If not, then it's "just another rifle".
I like the commemoration Colts and Winchester over the plain Jane! they just look better. And at prices and conditions 2x to stock stuff! SOLDThere was never a market to crash. They're probably higher now than they've ever been. Same for all the trillions of commemorative Wincesters. Of which I have two. I like them because they're often a way to get a higher finished or unique configuration at reasonable prices. Like this Legendary Frontiersman .38-55. Same for Colt but to a lesser extent. Most of them are not quite as appealing.
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I do like the Alaska Pipeline and Winchester models but any 2nd generation Colt for the prices you paid is worth having.
The AP would be a good one to have engraved.
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This is a S&W Model 25 chambered for 45 Colt. Most of the Model 25s were chambered for 45ACP. The only way I could buy one chambered for 45 Colt was to buy this commemorative.
Nice call out on the left handed bullhead!!I don't mind the engraving but don't like the gold wash. That's a left handed gun. The bullhead is on the wrong side for a righty.
It looks like all the gold plating was done on easily replaceable parts (the cylinder, hammer, trigger, screws, etc.). I would total up the cost of standard versions of these parts, deduct that from the going price of a standard gun, and use that as the basis of an offer for the commemorative. Then, if I got the gun, I would replace all the gold-plated parts (and save them, of course, for the next owner).