Belgian Colts Dried Up?

[W.T.]

Hello the Fire.

Been a long time since i was by, and I see that Long Johns Wolf and the FROC/Centaure website have really taken root, and the historical record well fleshed-out with new info.  Good on ya, Wolf.

'Course I still have my Centaure that was fully waynerized, tuned, fixt, and optimized by our partner Rifle, and it is now a truly outstanding example of the species.

Now a quick look around appears to show that the Belgian Colts have pretty much been snapped-up.  There weren't in real good supply even when I located mine a couple-three years ago, and I was lucky to get it when I did.

How about it?  Been any about for sale, or are they uncommon enough now that I oughta be saving it to send a grandkid to grad school?  Don't want to be shooting any investment stock, ya know...

W.T.

[Fingers McGee]

There is usually one listed on GB, occasionally two of them.  Just keep checking GB and they'll pop up.

FM

[W.T.]

Oh, i wasn't looking to buy, Cuz; I doubt that i could afford one nowadays anyhow.  Remarked to Rifle back just before Wolf  got the FROCS site up and going, while he was publicizing his data collection effort, that the price on these fine pistols would probably go up, and the availability would probably go down.

I'd found mine, bundled with a shoulder stock (made by somebody else, of course), at a dealer's in Texas by doing a google keyword search.  That search got some interesting results; i think Rifle and I both called up the same lady, if I remember right, after we each saw an ad for an auction that included a real nice Belgian specimen at a reasonable estimate.  I, for one, failed to notice that the ad was something like four years old when I called the number...

I'm still doin stuff like that; just noticed that I've eaten most of a half-sheet of wax butcher's paper that was between two slices of cheese on my sammich...sheesh...

EDIT: and just for the heck of it, I just ran that same search again here near three years later - HOLY MOLEY! -
http://www.joesalter.com/detail.php?f_qryitem=14277   ...can't tell how old that ad is...nice 1860, case, stock, flask, n' all, but twelve hunnert frogskins, mama mia!  still, if the market'll pay the freight...

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[WV Scrounger]

There is  a Belgian Colt on gunbroker at this very moment...the auction ends tonite..Oct 5.

[W.T.]

57 minutes & counting...

[W.T.]

whoa.  $305, and no bids.

guess they ain't all that scarce.

[Lucky R. K.]

Can anybody give me any information about Belgian Colts.  I have an 1860 Army with a fluted cylinder and shoulder stock.  It was a gift from a friend back in the 1980's.  I have never seen another one.

Thanks.

Lucky 

[W.T.]

Can anybody give me any information about Belgian Colts.  I have an 1860 Army with a fluted cylinder and shoulder stock.  It was a gift from a friend back in the 1980's.  I have never seen another one.

Thanks.

Lucky  

why, yessir, I b'lieve there's a little info available...

http://www.1960nma.org/index.html

[Lucky R. K.]

Thank you very much for the information.  My 1860 is serial number 1XX. I have made a request to join the group and learn more about these guns.

Lucky