Your estimation of worth?

[yahoody]

In order of actual dollar value or just desirability in today's market how would you rate these guns?

All in like new or NIB condition, Turnbull's blue and case/color finishes, black rubber grips. All late model USA guns, serial numbers 24000 or higher.

Prewar finish,  32-20, 7.5", cross pin frame, color cased hammer, no box or paper work
Prewar finish, 32-20, 4 3/4", cross pin frame, color cased hammer, no box or paper work
Premium finish, 38 Special, 4 3/4", cross pin frame, color cased hammer, no box or paper work
Premium finish, 44 Special, 4 3/4", cross pin frame, color cased hammer, no box or paper work

[Pangaea]

I think the first two will bring 2500.00 to 3000.00, maybe more.  The prewars, 2500.00 plus.  Just depends on how greedy the seller is.

There is a pair of pre-wars with ivory grips for 4000.00 on GB today.  The gentleman we discussed earlier did not hesitate to bid the starting amount of 4k on them.  He never buys expensive stuff, so they must be pretty special.

[yahoody]

A year ago I bought a pair of 32-20 China Camp guns from Michael.  I paid a pretty penny for them even then.  China Camp guns, hard to find caliber, nice ivory and decent engraving from Jim Downing on that pair.  I could not duplicate the guns then for what I paid for them.  Both guns and ivory have gone up in price since.   

(little confused on who was sell/buying first time around on the 4K pair)

See now Michael is bidding on the new 5.5 Prewar guns listed.   That with 3 of his own up for sale.

I'm not a fan of 5.5" guns but that is a nice pair, with ivory, at a decent price currently.  Wonder if they too will hit $7K.

[Pangaea]

We are going to find out how bad he wants them.

[yahoody]

Funny, I spent some time yesterday doing an inventory and boxing up some of my "shooters", that I seldom shoot,  to stick back in the safe.

One pair that I put away was a pair of con sec #'ed, 4 3/4" prewars with Nutmeg one piece ivory and full Long Hunter action jobs.  Great shooters.  Some of the best six guns I own.

I've decide to start slumming it and shoot the Colts for the most part instead of the USFA guns.

Bidding should be fun and telling on the prewar pair coming up.

[yahoody]

Philip and I had this discussion earlier this Spring.  10 years on now very few of these guns are actually "mint",  NIB or "unturned".  Unfired maybe....but that doesn't always mean mint or untouched!  As I found out sticking a few away them taking the seller's at their word.   Much to my chagrin when I passed one gun along with out looking very hard at it.   Even found a few guns that left USFA that shouldn't have with poor fitting/tune/timing.  But they are certainly the exceptions to the rule from USFA.  More likely a knuckle head doing the damage after the gun left  the factory.   These guns were originally bought as shooters not collectors for the most part.  Now 2 or 3 sells/re-sells later, most/many are in collector's hands.  "Collector" doesn't always mean "some one who knows their way around a SAA", however :-)

Ben does that mean you won't be bidding on the 5.5" and ivory guns?

If Michael and Philip are on the hunt it aint going to leave much scrap on the table I suspect.