Your Most Valuable Gun

[Freudianfloyd]

I am not sure if this has ever been a thread before, but this is something that always intrigues me.

I have more guns than what would be considered average for non-collectors, but none of them are highly prized, or extremely valuable. Until recently, I was never into antiques, or collectibles, being an action movie fan instead of a westerns fan, I wanted "tactical" not revolvers or lever guns.

My dad and grandfather are both collectors of the rare and antique, and for years have told me stories about $10k + valued guns they have picked up over the years. Everytime I was just in amazement of what some of these guns, with slight variations would bring in sales.

So with that said, several of the guys on here are high end collectors and some are like me, and who doesn't like to see valuable guns, or hear stories of how they were acquired? So what is your most valuable gun, and how did you get it? Pictures are a plus!

 

[Lennyjoe]

Sentimental or $$?

For me, it’s my step fathers 10 gauge double barrel shotgun for sentimental purposes.

Cost wise, I have a few higher priced firearms but nothing that would break the bank.

 

[George P]

$$$ wise, it would be my Beretta O/U. Replacement cost with the spare trigger group puts its between $12K and $10K from MSRP to more probable street price. Several friends have some nicely engraved shotguns from Kreighoff, Fabbri and Perazzi - a few of which top the $100K mark so I don't feel bad with my Beretta.....................

 

[Hangingrock]

My EDC!

 

[mnrivrat]

My most valuable gun is pictured now in my avatar. It is a S&W Army Model 2 in .32 RF. I have the letter, it shipped in 1871 to a French distributer and was bound for the Japanese market. It has the Japanese province , number, and year hand engraved on the back strap. The stocks are original but have been carved to a coral design and lacquered in enamel to a coral color. This picture shows it missing the ejector rod, but I have found an original and installed it. It has only light traces of its original blue, but is clean of rust and the bore is a mirror finish. It was taken from a captured Japanese solder during the battle for Okinawa in WWII. It is mechanically VG and shootable.

 

[1942bull]

The one I am carrying at any given time.

 

[Bazoo]

Money wise, a winchester 94 made in 70 and a Ruger gp100. Sentimental and emotional is probably the winchester, second is my marlin39.

Well then there is moms single six, my most prized.

 

[theotherwaldo]

I have no idea.
I'd have to be trying to sell a gun to find out its cash value.

 

[Coyote3855]

I honestly don't know. Maybe my H&K P7. Or a 1962 Model 70 in .30-06.

 

[SundownRider]

My 1892 Winchester in 44-40 made in 1895.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

Probably my carbine.

 

[Armored farmer]

Probably the 20ga LC Smith sxs or an ithaca 4E

 

[Sistema1927]

Beat up old Winchester Model '06. Dings in the wood, kind of a brown color metal (patina).

Wouldn't trade it for anything, and you don't have enough money to buy it.

Why? It was the first firearm that I ever shot, at age 8. It was also the first firearm that my Dad shot, at age 8. It was the first, and only firearm that my Mom ever shot, just after she and Dad married. She did, however, cycle the pump while still holding the trigger back, and put a round between Dad's feet. Guessing that if she had been holding it a bit differently that I might not be here today.

 

[TheBruce]

I'm cheap (and not rich) so all my guns are "working man's" guns. The priciest one I've bought is a CZ Bren 805 pistol, about $1,600.

 

[armedwalleye]

Financial value? Probably my late 1943 Remington Rand 1911A1.
Historical value? Same gun, knowing where it most likely went in June of 1944 and the things it might have seen.
Sentimental value? The single shot Remington .22 bolt action my Dad bought for me when I was a kid. We were not well off, and I know for me to have that gun meant the family had to do without something else.
Wow factor? Probably the two inlaid Ruger Red Label shotguns, one in 12 ga and the other in 20 ga, especially when I bring them out together

 

[Jack Flash]

The ones that mean the most to me are my S&W pre model 30 I frame 32 S&W long that my grand dad carried.

I also have a couple Stevens Favorite Model 1915's both with 3 digit serial numbers, one 22LR, the other 25 rimfire.

The 25 was my grand dad on my dads side, the 22 was my great grand dad's on my moms side.




The 2 on the bottom.

 

[Dr.Rob]

My most sentimental guns are not comparable in dollars to what my Luger is worth.

 

[RougeLeader1]

Jack, nice Favorite. I love those things. I found one trashed one day and may have turned it into a suppressed platform.

I have an old square-bolt Marlin 336. Not exactly a super-valuable gun, and I likely have others that are worth more, but that is by far the one that is worth the most to me. Followed by my Model 10-4. No matter how many handguns I acquire that Model 10-4 was the platform on which I learned to shoot, reload, and care for firearms. It cannot be replaced.

 

[Hartkopf]

I’m REALLY cheap. My most expensive gun is a $761 Ruger Super Blackhawk bought last year before the panic got bad.

 

[BreechFace]

Probably my Ljungman AG-42, prices have gone nuts on them. But with only 30,000 made it’s a unicorn.

 

[Space Ghost]

I don't have anything that could be called a "collector" gun. There are a couple I have, spent more than I'd like on, but nothing REALLY high dollar. To me, those ARE high dollar. My SBR has just over $2K in it...

 

[Jack Flash]

I think my Polytech Spiker is the most I've paid for a gun. Bought it this year, never had a round thru it unless it was factory fired.

 

[JTHunter]

According to the "book value", the most valuable gun I own (inherited) is a Smith & Wesson “Mod. of 1905 – 4th change” in .32-20 with a 6" barrel.

While I have shot it to check its functionality, the ammo is relatively low-powered LRN and almost non-existent. When the dealers at the gun show told me what the value of the gun was (based on its condition and lack of original box), I decided to keep the ammo I have left for it and make it a "safe queen".

 

[gunlaw]

Probably my M-1 Garand. Chambered in 7.62x 51. If it’s a Mk2 mod 0 could be worth a few $$.

 

[AlexanderA]

Most valuable gun? My M2HB .50 cal.,WW2 original. Probably worth $50,000, but that's an inflated value due to the Hughes Amendment. I didn't pay anything like that.