Help: USFA SAA Henry Nettleton Series

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I'm just starting into helping a recent widow at church sell her late husband's sizeable collection, and there's a few pieces that are rather unique in my experience. Here I have a USFA repro Colt SAA (he had one of those too. . .) Henry Nettleton Series. It's fired but only barely, and in very good condition.

Can anyone tell me where I should be looking for pricing data? My usual Gunbroker sold-listings approach is nearly useless here. Also, where should I be looking for the sort of hard-core spurs and hats guys who would be interested in something this beautiful and impractical.
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Howdy

Where are you located?

I have done a fair amount of business with the Amoskeag Auction Company in Manchester New Hampshire.

https://www.amoskeagauction.com/

What ever you do, if it is a sizeable collection, do not take it to your local gun shop. Generally speaking, you will only get about 50 cents on the dollar of the sales price, because the dealer has to make a profit as well as pay his overhead.

If you go to an auction house like Amoskeag, they only take about 15% of the gavel price, and bidders are bidding against each other, driving the price up.

Rock Island is another respected auction house.

https://www.rockislandauction.com/

Even if you do not live close to an auction house, if it is a sizeable collection, they will come to you.

Regarding the USFA revolver, these were very high grade single action revolvers. They generally command the same price as a new Colt, or even more because they are not being made any more.
 
Thank you very much all, I appreciate your help. You've given me some good leads to start with.
 
There are 3 basic catagories of USFA's. The earliest ones were made with Italian parts, the middle ones were made with a mix of Italian and American made parts and finally the last ones were made with 100% American parts. The earliest ones will sometimes be called USPFA which stands for US Patent Fire Arms. Colt made them take the word Patent out at which point they became USFA. The 100% American made ones are the best and most desirable. There are many different models and variations and that also affects value. The Nettleton's are part of the Inspector Series, which represent replicas of guns that were inspected by the US government for military use. If I remember correctly there were 4 in the Inspector Series: Nettleton, Ainsworth, Carr and the Custer Battlefield.

At the low end a 100% Italian parts Nettleton would probably be worth around $1,200 and at the high end a 100% American made Nettleton probably around $2500. Just my opinion.
 
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